Left-hander Francisco Liriano threw six scoreless innings in his return to the starting rotation and Josh Willingham drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, as the Twins completed a sweep of the A's with a 4-0 win on Wednesday.

Roy Oswalt cited Nolan Ryan as one of the main reasons he signed a one-year, Minor League deal with the Rangers on Tuesday.

Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino got to see the brand-new Tweet the Vote pages on MLB.com and offered what could be considered Major League Baseball's greatest voice of authority on the subject of hashtags and viral voting.

There will be one MLB Fan Cave Dweller left standing when the World Series champion is crowned this fall, and Major League Baseball made its first two cuts of the season on Tuesday to leave a cast of seven watching every live game. They said their goodbyes to A's fan Ben Christensen and Yankees fan Eddie Mata on an emotional evening at the Fan Cave.

Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy on Wednesday told Milwaukee radio station WSSP-AM 1250 that he will undergo surgery Thursday to correct a fracture in his right hand.

Closer Huston Street took another significant step toward returning from the disabled list on Wednesday when he threw a bullpen session at Wrigley Field.

Reggie Deal set foot in his 26th Major League ballpark in as many days on Thursday night in Cincinnati.

After experiencing no problem with his new prescription sports glasses, a jubilant Freddie Freeman made his way toward Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez's office to deliver the encouraging update and was placed back in Wednesday's lineup.

Left-hander Jaime Garcia will not make his scheduled start on Friday after notifying the Cardinals' staff two days ago that he has been dealing with elbow discomfort since his last start.

A slumping A's offense will welcome back its biggest bat on Friday when Yoenis Cespedes is expected to rejoin the club in Kansas City after missing most of May with a strained muscle in his left hand.

Hideki Matsui became the first player in baseball history to play 10 seasons of professional baseball in Japan and 10 seasons in the Major Leagues when he played in Tuesday night's Rays-White Sox game.

He hasn't played for the Rays since May 11, but Desmond Jennings is one step closer to returning to the Tampa Bay lineup.

Police in Pittsburgh are investigating a robbery that occured in the hotel room of Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he heard that right-hander Nick Blackburn looked rusty in his rehab outing with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that five players have confirmed they will attend the Draft broadcast on Monday at MLB Network. Four are high schoolers, and at least four of the five could be selected in the first half of the first round.

An 0-for-2 day with a walk doesn't sound like much, but that's the performance Cal Ripken submitted 30 years ago today, the first of 2,632 straight games played.

Kevin Gausman was a fairly highly regarded but unrefined high school prospect when the Dodgers selected him in the sixth round in 2010. After choosing to pitch for LSU instead, he is now considered one of the top pitchers available in Monday's First-Year Player Draft.