The Orioles have signed veteran left-hander Wandy Rodriguez to a Minor League contract, the team announced on Friday.

Trevor Story set an National League rookie record on Wednesday when he hit his ninth home run of April, but he’s not the only Senior Circuit shortstop deserving an All-Star selection.

Jake Arrieta surrendered a hit to the first batter of the Cubs’ 7-2 win over the Brewers and allowed a run in the fifth inning in a five-inning performance that yielded him his fifth victory of the season. The hit quickly ended Arrieta’s bid to join Johnny Vander Meer (1938), who remains the only pitcher with back-to-back no-hitters. The run in the fifth inning ended Arrieta’s streak of scoreless innings at home at 52 2/3.

All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon of the Marlins was suspended 80 games without pay for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Dennis Eckersley and Kirk Gibson came together for MLB chief baseball officer and Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre, who hosted an event on Thursday alongside his wife, Ali, to raise funds for his Safe At Home Foundation, which provides support for children exposed to violence in their households.

It can be dangerous to put too much stock into April statistics. April actually tells us less about a player’s season than any other month.

So it’s Dee Gordon this time who looks like the one addicted to more fame and bigger stats, even if his body never changed.

Now teammates in Pittsburgh, Neftali Feliz and David Freese were on opposite sides of the 2011 World Series.

One minute, the Marlins were joyously walking off the field here with a 5-3 win and a four-game sweep of the Dodgers. The next, they received the sobering news that one of their top players, leadoff hitter and All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon, had been suspended for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy.

The Cardinals were already perturbed by the late start time scheduled for their getaway day in Arizona, with manager Mike Matheny going as far as calling it “ridiculous.” His club’s travel plans were unexpectedly aided by the fact that it played its quickest game of the season, though even that did little to placate any frustration.

Here are the top seven GIFs from Thursday’s games, courtesy of @MLBGifs.

Baseballs have been jumping out of Chase Field so far this season, which has been tough for D-backs pitchers, but a boon for their hitters.

Who might be next to get the call and make a fantasy impact? Check MLB.com’s Top 10 list of prospects, ranked based on potential impact this season.

The Orioles found familiar Camden Yards the remedy for their offensive woes Thursday night, as Manny Machado hit a grand slam and Baltimore snapped the White Sox six-game winning streak with a 10-2 victory.

With Jameson Taillon’s impressive start to the 2016 season, you would never suspect that he hadn’t pitched competitively since ’13. The Pirates’ No. 4 prospect (No. 51 overall) improved to 2-0 on Thursday, firing seven innings of one-run ball for Triple-A Indianapolis in a win against Norfolk.

At times, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado makes the game look ridiculously easy, and maybe that’s why we’ve been so slow to recognize his greatness. Let’s cut to the chase. This is one of the 10 best baseball players on the planet, and that’s not even a stretch.

The Braves put together a steady offense against Clay Buchholz and salvaged the finale of a four-game series with the Red Sox by pulling out a 5-3 victory at Fenway Park on Thursday night. The win snapped an eight-game losing skid for Atlanta.