Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi is ready to re-join the rotation and will start against the Astros on Saturday at Tropicana Field.

Of course Jeurys Familia noticed when fellow Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote candidate Johnny Cueto fired a shutout for the Reds on Tuesday night, grabbing the voting lead the next day. But Familia, who insists he is happy just to be considered for his first All-Star appearance, isn’t sweating it.

As the July 17 Draft signing deadline nears, get the complete breakdown of which top picks have agreed to terms, and for how much.

The Pirates will be without their leadoff man and do-it-all defender for about two months, as Josh Harrison underwent surgery on his left thumb Wednesday.

Slugging Cubs teammates Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant will take their swings — perhaps against one another — in the Home Run Derby on Monday night in Cincinnati.

Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder will bid for his third crown at the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders on Monday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

One day later, the D-backs were still shaking their heads over Jake Lamb’s two-run single that ended up hitting his bat twice.

Third baseman Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh inning as the Tigers held off the Mariners, 5-4, on Wednesday afternoon to close out a series win at Safeco Field.

Reds third baseman Todd Frazier will be a contestant in the 2015 Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders when it is held at his home yard of Great American Ball Park.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is one of eight participants who will take part in the 2015 Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders, Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday.

The day the Yankees have been waiting for finally arrived on Wednesday, when the club activated Jacoby Ellsbury and Andrew Miller from the disabled list, regaining two crucial pieces of their arsenal.

Pirates left fielder Starling Marte is feeling better after three days of rest and treatment, but it still could be a while before he returns to the Bucs’ starting lineup.

When the Yankees come to Fenway for a big three-game series on Friday, Dustin Pedroia will be eligible to be activated from the disabled list. If it doesn’t happen Friday, it could happen Saturday or Sunday. Or the team could still go with a more conservative path and wait until after the All-Star break.

Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and Francisco Rodriguez moved into a tie for eighth on the all-time saves list in a 6-5 Brewers win over the Braves on Wednesday at Miller Park, denying Atlanta’s bid for a three-game sweep.

Left fielder and All-Star Justin Upton was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup against the Pirates because of a sore left oblique.

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

Jacob deGrom allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings and Eric Campbell became the first Met to homer in July en route to New York’s series-clinching 4-1 win over the Giants on Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park.