Halfway to home, Carlos Santana flung his helmet into the dark night sky. Yan Gomes splashed him with water a few feet from the plate. Just as Santana’s feet embraced home plate, he was engulfed by his Tribe teammates.

After being hit in the hand by a pitch on Thursday, Wilmer Flores was absent from the Mets’ starting lineup in their 5-1 loss to the Braves on Friday. He does, however, expect to be reinserted in the lineup on Saturday.

Clay Buchholz, who was demoted to the bullpen on May 27, will return to the Red Sox’s rotation Wednesday night against the White Sox, manager John Farrell announced after an 8-4 loss to the Mariners on Friday night.

If Jose Quintana had words to describe the brutally tough luck he has been pitching in since May 14, they would probably be of the four-letter variety.

Former Padres pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones is rooting for San Diego closer Fernando Rodney to break his scoreless innings-streak record.

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If selected to the All-Star Game, Marlins ace Jose Fernandez plans to pitch, not sit out the Midsummer Classic set for July 12 at San Diego.

Ichiro Suzuki was honored for his 4,257 combined career professional hits, one ahead of Pete Rose’s total, before Friday night’s game between the Marlins and Rockies at Marlins Park.

The White Sox opened the season with 23 wins in 33 games and appeared to be a favorite in the American League Central, at least based upon judgments made May 9. They entered Friday in a 10-23 stretch. So the question for the next 33, which began Friday night against the first-place Indians, is will the real White Sox please step forward?

As the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend began with the Star-Spangled Softball Game on Friday, a host of Royals players gathered in the dugout to watch the actors, singers and athletes take the field at Kauffman Stadium. The pregame affair also drew a few thousand fans to their seats early.

It may not have been Tyler Glasnow’s most efficient start of the season, but the Pirates’ No. 1 prospect still proved to be unhittable.

Daniel Nava batted sixth and started in left field on Friday night against the A’s, as the Angels activated him from the disabled list and optioned Al Alburquerque to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Astros second-round Draft pick Ronnie Dawson, a left-handed-hitting outfielder from Ohio State, officially signed with the team on Friday and took batting practice on the field prior to the game against the Reds at Minute Maid Park.

Opening Day starter Tyson Ross is still on the mend from the right-shoulder inflammation that set him back in April. He could throw his first bullpen session as soon as Sunday.

Continuing an annual tradition spearheaded by some of the game’s biggest stars, Wil Myers will serve as the ambassador for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Week events, scheduled for July 8-12 in San Diego, MLB announced Friday.

After signing a seven-year contract in the offseason to remain with the Orioles, Chris Davis is continuing his participation in the community. The O’s first baseman will serve as the race ambassador for the seventh annual Casey Cares 5K Run/Walk at Camden Yards on Aug. 6.

The Rays’ annual Pride Night took on a theme of resilience Friday when Tampa Bay hosted San Francisco about 105 miles from Pulse nightclub. The event was dedicated to the 49 victims of Sunday’s mass shooting.