After nearly 13 years as the Brewers’ general manager, Doug Melvin has decided it’s time to pass the baton.

The baseball-rich city of Apopka, Fla., took center stage Tuesday as part of the month-long Play Ball initiative. Apopka, the hometown of three-time All-Star Zack Greinke, played host to around 60 kids between the ages of 8 and 12 Tuesday for a clinic hosted by former big leaguer Rodney Brewer.

Back-to-school time is just around the corner for many and is already here for some. And for some returning high school seniors who are thinking ahead to college educations, Major League Baseball Charities has just made the road considerably easier.

Justin Upton hit a two-run home run and Ian Kennedy picked up his seventh victory despite six walks Monday as the Padres ended their six-game losing skid with a 2-1 victory over the Reds at Petco Park.

As if blowing a four-run lead and getting swept by the Pirates weren’t enough, the Dodgers had an ordeal to make it back to Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Dodgers second baseman Jose Peraza made his Major League debut Monday night, and he didn’t wait long to record his first career hit.

The Nationals put together a five-run sixth inning and Ian Desmond cranked two home runs as Washington rolled past the Dodgers, 8-3, at Dodger Stadium on Monday night.

Welington Castillo homered, tripled and drove in a career-high four runs to lead the D-backs’ offensive attack in a 13-3 win over the Phillies in Monday night’s series opener at Chase Field.

Chris Davis is clobbering the baseball again. The Orioles are happy to see it. As for the strip of hair on the slugger’s upper lip and the patch below it, well … actually, they might be happy to see that, too.

Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco continues to make a strong case for National League Rookie of the Year. Home runs like the one he crushed in Monday night’s 13-3 loss to Arizona at Chase Field should get a few more people to notice him. He ripped an 0-1 slider from D-backs right-hander Rubby De La Rosa in the sixth inning a projected 455 feet to center field, according to Statcast™.

Good as the Royals were, general manager Dayton Moore knew they could better, and he made moves at the Trade Deadline to make them better. Those moves were front and center in the Royals’ 4-0 victory against the Tigers, in which Johnny Cueto spun a shutout.

The Mets’ 4-2 win over the Rockies on Monday was their eighth win in 10 games and their fourth straight at Citi Field.

It was a postseason atmosphere Monday night at Kauffman Stadium with Johnny Cueto on the mound making his Royals home debut, and 36,672 screaming fans giving him an ovation every time he strolled back to the dugout. Cueto certainly didn’t disappoint, tossing a four-hit shutout, and the Royals rolled past the Tigers, 4-0.

Hard work has paid dividends for Avisail Garcia, but not so much for White Sox opponents, as evidenced by his 830 feet of homers during an 8-2 victory over the Angels on Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

It was a battle between one of the game’s best pitchers in Chris Sale and one of the game’s top hitters in Mike Trout. It took place in the fourth inning of an 8-2 White Sox victory over the Angels on Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

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Reports of Chris Sale’s mound demise have been greatly exaggerated. The White Sox ace allowed two runs on five hits over 7 1/3 innings during an 8-2 victory over the Angels Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field, beginning a three-game series and a six-game homestand for the South Siders.