Phillies manager Pete Mackanin updated the status of recently injured starter Vince Velasquez and third baseman Maikel Franco prior to Philadelphia’s home-and-home series opener against the Blue Jays on Monday.

A few days after the MLB Draft ended, the Nationals were able to agree to terms with infielder Carter Kieboom, who was the 28th overall pick. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez was in good spirits at his locker Monday, saying he was doing OK and joking that the right knee he had an MRI exam on earlier in the day was just a sign of old age.

It’s the moment every young ballplayer dreams of — hearing his name called by a Major League club on Draft Day, the culmination of years of hard work and the first step toward the big leagues. But when it came time for Jeremy Yden’s moment, he wasn’t around to hear it. The Northern California prep prospect snuck into the 2016 Draft as the very last pick, going No. 1,216 overall to the St. Louis Cardinals.

USA Baseball on Monday announced Kyle Lewis (Mercer), Corey Ray (Louisville), Logan Shore (Florida), and Seth Beer (Clemson) as the the four finalists for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award sponsored by Major League Baseball and presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation.

Why the A’s game is an excellent consolation.

The Yankees on Monday added to their first-base mix, officially signing Ike Davis to a Major League contract and adding him to the 25-man roster.

The Lowe brothers plan to come to St. Petersburg this week to sign professional baseball contracts with the Rays. Joshua Lowe, a high school third baseman from Pope High School in Marietta, Ga., was Tampa Bay’s No. 1 pick in the 2016 Draft (13th overall) and his brother Nathaniel, a first baseman for Mississippi State, became the team’s 13th round selection (390th overall).

The latest edition of MLBPipeline.com’s Prospect Team of the Week, for the week of June 6 to June 12, is highlighted by none other than No. 1 overall prospect Lucas Giolito, who, in one of the better starts of his young career, struck out a career-high 12 hitters over seven innings on Friday for Double-A Harrisburg.

Mets manager Terry Collins was released from a Milwaukee hospital on Monday, and was en route back to New York, after missing Sunday’s game against the Brewers due to illness.

Cuban infielder Yulieski Gurriel has been declared a free agent and can sign with any Major League team, a source told MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez.

Miguel Cabrera’s 2,400th career hit prompted no parade. Larger and grander celebrations await. Rather, 2,400 — he got 2,400 and 2,401 Sunday at Yankee Stadium — is an opportunity to appreciate his career. He made his Major League debut at 20 in 2003, and 14 seasons later, is on his way to crafting a Hall of Fame resume.

Baseball has been good to Nelson Cruz. He’s living the good life as a Major Leaguer. The Mariners’ cleanup hitter, however, has not forgotten the reality of life back home in the Dominican Republic. And Cruz is committed to helping as best he can to make things better for his fellow Dominicans.

Several pitchers have expressed interest in competing in the Home Run Derby, none more prominent than Madison Bumgarner.

Jake Peavy worked six shutout innings and relied on Brandon Belt’s two-run homer for offensive support to record his 150th career victory on Sunday as the Giants outlasted the Dodgers, 2-1.

The Cardinals (15 to 11) and Tigers (18 to 14) each jumped four spots. This seems fitting, given the similarities: both started the season with semi-high expectations, and, until recently, neither had lived up to them.

Ball five.