Not many fans have the opportunity to take the field with a Major League baseball player, but those participating in The Strike 3 Foundation’s Wiffle Ball Tournament will be able to say they played with the game’s best.

Need to upgrade your fantasy starting rotation? Or maybe gaining points in wins and strikeouts are your primary goals? Then consider these pitchers, who are slated to make two starts each in Week 24.

The Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospects were on full display Thursday night as Double-A Biloxi defeated Pensacola, 4-2, in the Southern League semifinals. Jorge Lopez set the tone for the Shuckers on the mound, allowing an unearned run on two hits in 6 2/3 innings.

As far as pennant races go, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. The stakes are sky high as the Blue Jays invade Yankee Stadium on Friday, in the midst of Fashion Week when boldness and beauty are judged, for a pivotal four-game series against the Yankees that is likely to go a long way in determining the AL East race.

The Brewers continued to make life miserable for the Pirates, making their last lead on Thursday night stand up for a 6-4 win in 13 innings. Logan Schafer drove in the decisive run with a two-out single off Radhames Liz, who also gave up an RBI single to Luis Sardinas.

Bartolo Colon pitched strong into the seventh inning and drove in one of the three fourth-inning runs the Mets tallied while strengthening their division lead with a 7-2 win over the Braves on Thursday night at Turner Field.

New York Mets starter Bartolo Colon set a Major League record for most consecutive scoreless innings by a 42-year-old (or older) when he blanked the Atlanta Braves through the first three innings of Thursday night’s 7-2 Mets victory at Turner Field.

Dan Warthen, who has served as the New York Mets’ pitching coach since 2008, was hospitalized for a rapid heartbeat Thursday before the team’s scheduled game with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Here’s a look at some key developments from Thursday that helped shape the playoff picture.

As Pirates starter A.J. Burnett worked for the first time since landing on the DL with a strained elbow on July 31, he did so in the shadow of a Pittsburgh skyline illuminated with multi-colored impressions of the legendary bat signal.

On Thursday, Statcast provided a couple of good examples of how to combat the running game. Here’s a closer look at those plays, plus a big home run and some stellar outfield defense.

MLB announced that there will be a league-wide commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001, with tributes at all Major League games, as well as some individual club recognitions.

These players could provide difference-making stats for DraftKings participants on Friday.

The Minor League regular season ended on Monday, as did our run of selecting MLBPipeline.com’s Prospect Team of the Week every week for the previous five months. So it’s only natural that we wrap up the season by choosing a Prospect Team of the Year.

Here are a few matchups and games to look forward to today.

Has anyone noticed? We’ve been down this road. These coordinates might be vaguely familiar to folks of a certain age. The first-place Blue Jays are in the Bronx for a four-game series against the second-place Yankees in the second week of September. The visiting team has played 139 games, the home team 138. And the year ends with a five. Remember?

John Lamb earned his first Major League win in a blowout over the Cardinals on Thursday night, when the Reds tied a 113-year-old record with a 41st successive start by a rookie pitcher.