Phillies physician Michael Ciccotti examined Roy Halladay on Tuesday in Philadelphia, but he got a second opinion from Mets physician David Altchek later this week.

Kevin Youkilis was in the Red Sox clubhouse in Minneapolis on that July day in 2004 when Nomar Garciaparra was traded. He was also with the team four years later when superstar Manny Ramirez was dealt out of Boston in a Trade Deadline move. Now, Youkilis is the prominent veteran on the team who finds his name dangled in trade rumors.

As expected, Austin Jackson, who has been sidelined since May 17 with an abdominal strain, did not return to the Tigers' lineup Friday, his first day eligible to be activated from the disabled list.

Vladimir Guerrero is one step closer to getting back in the Major Leagues. The veteran designated hitter was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday morning following a successful stint with Class A Dunedin.

Yankees catcher Russell Martin says he doesn't regret any of the postage comments he made about his interactions with umpire Laz Diaz on Wednesday, but hopes to put the issue to rest.

Catcher Carlos Santana still wasn't back in the lineup Friday, a week after suffering a concussion against the White Sox, but he continues to move closer to a return.

The Nationals activated outfielder Michael Morse from the 15-day disabled list Friday and optioned outfielder Corey Brown to Triple-A Syracuse.

A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was reinstated from the disabled list in advance of Friday's series opener against the Royals.

Former Yankees manager Joe Torre and Hall of Famers Frank Robinson, Tommy Lasorda and Ferguson Jenkins will ring the bell at the NASDAQ stock market on Monday morning, and the First-Year Player Draft will begin later that night at the MLB Network headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.

Max Fried and Lucas Giolito are hoping to fulfill the plan that looked so promising heading into this season. If it couldn't happen at Harvard-Westlake, then maybe it can come to pass at UCLA or even at the highest level.

Considered one of the smartest and hardest-working players of his generation, Magglio Ordonez will be honored during his retirement ceremony Sunday at Comerica Park.

There are almost too many storylines for it not to happen, too many signs pointing to Mark Appel being the No. 1 overall pick in Monday's First-Year Player Draft.

Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals, Cole Hamels of the Phillies, Josh Hamilton of the Rangers and Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins are your choices as voting is under way to select the Head & Shoulders Mane Man of the Month winner for May.

Homers from Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez and a solid start from Zack Greinke gave the Brewers the franchise's first four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.

The Tigers, who had battled a rash of injuries over the last two weeks, had another from an unexpected player. But as it turned out, the worst wound to Alex Avila from a third-inning foul ball off his catching mask on Thursday night was a cut across his nose.

Quintin Berry's speed helped turn an otherwise plodding three-hour, 23-minute battle for the Tigers at Fenway Park into a 7-3 win over the Red Sox. It helped turn what could've been a four-game series sweep into a salvaged win, and a potentially disastrous road trip into a 4-6 record.

The Rockies capped their four-game series vs. Houston in impressive fashion, igniting for nine quick runs in the first two innings on their way to an 11-5 win and their only sweep of the year.