The 2016 season hasn’t gone quite as planned for the Royals, but fans are still enjoying what comes after a World Series championship.

The Pirates have some snazzy-looking throwbacks. Can they make it all the way to the Final Four in our jersey bracket?

The AL East has a bevy of MVP-caliber candidates, but Mookie Betts may be the front-runner.

When Dansby Swanson called his mother early Tuesday evening to tell her he was packing his bags and coming home, her immediate maternal reaction was to ask if her son was OK. After a brief chuckle, Swanson clarified his message by making it clear he was coming home to experience a Major League debut that he, his family, friends and countless Braves fans have long anticipated.

Jeff Banister agreed that his team’s offense was opportunistically aggressive in its 6-2 win over Oakland on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. “That’s a brand of baseball that we like to play,” Banister said.

Mookie Betts isn’t the only Red Sox outfielder to have an impressive uptick in power this season. Don’t forget about Jackie Bradley Jr., who smoked his 20th home run — a two-run rocket — in Wednesday’s 8-1 win over the Orioles.

Jorge Soler smacked a three-run homer and David Ross added a solo shot to back Jon Lester and lift the Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the Brewers at Wrigley Field in front of 40,310. Chicago has won 17 of its last 20 games, and 23 of the last 31 since the All-Star break.

The guys who were hitting kept hitting. The guys who weren’t made adjustments. Now, the Dodgers have an eight-man murderers’ row.

The Wrigley Field crowd of 40,310 gave Jon Lester a standing ovation when he was lifted from the game with two outs in the seventh inning against the Brewers, but the Cubs’ starter was miffed.

First baseman Miguel Cabrera returned to the Tigers’ lineup for Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Royals, two days after leaving a game with a left biceps strain. Whether he’s in the lineup for Thursday’s series opener against the Red Sox depends on how he feels.

Highlights of the White Sox improbable but exciting 10-7 comeback victory over the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field will prominently feature Adam Eaton’s first career grand slam capping off a five-run ninth against Cleveland closer Cody Allen.

We all know Jose Altuve knows baseball. But did you know that he knows soccer, too?

The Red Sox’s potent offense flashed its firepower Wednesday, providing David Price with more than enough run support in a rain-shortened 8-1 win over the Orioles to sweep the two-game series at Camden Yards. The game was called after six innings.

Forever blowin’ bubbles.

Brandon Phillips put on a show with his glove and bat on Wednesday night. The veteran second baseman delivered the decisive two-out, two-run double off reliever Nick Wittgren in the seventh inning that rallied the Reds to a 3-2 win over the Marlins, knocking Miami two games off the pace for the second National League Wild Card spot.

A new challenger has emerged in Beat the Streak. User “csteele12” pushed his or her streak to 40 on Wednesday by selecting the Marlins’ Dee Gordon and now needs 17 successful picks to claim the $5.6 million grand prize.

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