The White Sox came to terms Friday with first-rounder Zack Burdi, the 26th pick overall in the 2016 MLB Draft, with a bonus of $2,128,500 to correspond with the No. 26 pick value, according to MLBPipeline.com’s Jim Callis.

Is your fantasy starting rotation struggling? Or maybe you just need some extra strikeouts? Then consider adding these pitchers, who are all scheduled to make two starts in Week 12.

Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez knew he had injured his elbow as soon as he bounced off the wall in the right-field corner at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday night.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons hinted on Friday afternoon that the return of injured shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is imminent and he could be back within “a couple of days.”

While the Minor League season kicked off back in early April, there are several leagues just kicking off their seasons now. Short-season schedules began on Friday, giving prospects at the bottom rungs of organizations a chance to show what they can do.

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A complete breakdown of which 2016 Draft picks from the first 10 rounds have agreed to terms, along with their reported bonuses and starting assignments.

“It is a wise father that knows his own child,” Shakespeare’s Launcelot said in Act 2, Scene 2 of “The Merchant of Venice,” and the reverse is also true. Here are 10 ways from MLB.com to make any dad feel even more special this weekend.

Jake Arrieta wasn’t perfect Friday afternoon, but he was characteristically stingy when it mattered most. Arrieta worked his way out of two key jams and struck out 11 over six scoreless innings as the Cubs beat the Pirates, 6-0, at Wrigley Field. The victory was Arrieta’s 11th of the season — tying him with crosstown ace Chris Sale for the Major League lead — as he improved to 9-1 in his career vs. Pittsburgh.

The Blue Jays will be without slugger Jose Bautista for a while after the club placed the right-fielder on the 15-day disabled list due to an injured left big toe.

Joe DiMaggio’s name is already in the history books. After the events of Tuesday afternoon, maybe Dan Daniel’s will be, too.

Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein loves the way the Cubs are playing. He loves the organization’s cache of talent still in the Minors. And he has confidence in Chicago’s bullpen. All that said, Epstein is a man known for making moves.

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There are always at least a handful snubs or surprises when it comes to the All-Star Ballot. Here are some players who I think were curiously low (or absent) in the latest voting updates.

The movement on his slider isn’t the only thing that science can’t explain.

The College World Series once again returns to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., as college baseball looks to crown its champion. The two-bracket, double-elimination tournament begins Saturday and concludes with a best-of-three championship series from June 27-29.

Jose Bautista was removed from Thursday night’s game against the Phillies in the seventh inning because soreness in his left toe.