Florida’s James Wilson shut down North Texas en route to a 6-3 win to claim the title game of the inaugural American Elite Baseball Championship — a tournament created to help select players for next year’s 14U USA National Team Development Program.

A weekend which saw one of the Phillies’ top scouts spend time watching the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field suggests the club is about to pull the trigger on a complicated trade involving six-time All-Star Chase Utley. He’s hitting like himself again after an injury-related decline, and he’s elicited interest from multiple contenders looking for left-handed hitting.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Indians fans are becoming accustomed to seeing highlight-reel plays from shortstop Francisco Lindor. On Saturday night, the rookie shortstop gave fans at Target Field a glimpse into what he can do up the middle for the Tribe.

No longer the only Mets star down on the farm, David Wright continued his Florida rehab assignment with a statistically fruitless effort for Class A Advanced St. Lucie on Saturday.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch was ejected after a replay review in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie in Saturday’s game against the Tigers.

There was certainly a lot of young talent on the field Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory. Andy Yerzy homered and shared Most Valuable Player honors with Carter Kieboom in the American team’s 11-5 victory over the National team.

As Mike Sweeney talked about becoming the 26th member of the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday, his thoughts transferred to something far more important. Sweeney’s father, Mike, was able to make the trip here from California as he battles cancer.

Bo Bichette won the Eastbay Home Run Derby before Saturday’s 2015 Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory, at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

It took just two pitches for Ichiro Suzuki to take care of business on Saturday night. On a 1-0 John Lackey fastball, Ichiro lined a single to right field for his 4,192nd professional hit, counting his totals from Japan and Major League Baseball. Ty Cobb had been second all-time with 4,191.

Ted Simmons will never forget the feeling of putting on the St. Louis Cardinals red Hall of Fame jacket. Simmons, George Kissell, Curt Flood and Bob Forsch were all inducted into the Cardinals’ Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias played every inning of 18 consecutive games in a 19-day stretch before he got a day off Monday at Kansas City, and that was more of a mental break than a physical one.

Scipio Spinks and four other former MLB players made an impact on a group of youngsters aged 6-16 on Saturday at the Houston Urban Youth Academy.

Derek Holland is so certain he’s ready to return from the shoulder injury he sustained in the home opener that he’s taken to texting his manager to plead his cause.

The Red Sox’s 22-10 drubbing of the Mariners on Saturday at Fenway Park was historic for a number of reasons.

Victor Martinez, who has been taking ground balls at first base for the past month, finally won over Tigers manager Brad Ausmus on Saturday. Martinez’s return to first base took a lot of convincing, a little more work, and even more planning.

Masahiro Tanaka fired his first complete game of the season and Carlos Beltran and Mark Teixeira swatted solo shots, as the Yankees topped the Blue Jays, 4-1, at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Marco Estrada took the loss for the Blue Jays after allowing three hits and two earned runs, while walking three and striking out three over six innings.