Hanley Ramirez is expected to take swings in the batting cage on Monday and could return to the Red Sox’s lineup at some point during the club’s four-game series against the Blue Jays, manager John Farrell said.

Orioles pitching prospect Dylan Bundy, the club’s No.1-ranked prospect and No. 15 overall, has been shut down from throwing with nothing imminent on his return.

Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz have taken leads at their positions, Omar Infante and Jose Altuve are still in a close race, Todd Frazier is making a strong bid to be a hometown starter, and both outfields are far from decided as voting via the thrilling 2015 Esurance All-Star Game Ballot heads toward its finish at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Outfielder Daz Cameron agreed to terms with the Astros on Monday. Houston, which had already agreed to terms with first-rounders Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker, reached a deal with Cameron that will pay him $4 million, according to MLBPipeline.com’s Jim Callis.

Despite tearing his left Achilles tendon in late April, Wainwright is hanging on to the hope that he will don a Cardinals uniform, with no walking boot, as an active player before the 2015 season concludes.

A trio of Twins, led by Miguel Sano, highlights the Prospect Team of the Week for June 22-28. Among the week’s other top performers was Astros top prospect Carlos Correa, who continued to impress at the big league level.

It’s getting near July, which means the Trade Deadline looms, which means teams that aren’t contending might be willing to deal away players. But for now, just about every club is still in serious playoff contention, with the Orioles showing this week’s biggest rise in the MLB.com Power Rankings.

While you continue to vote in these final and frenetic days of the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot, Major League Baseball announced today that the starting position players will be unveiled in a new manner at 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday on the “Esurance All-Star Starters Selection Show” on ESPN, prior to the “Sunday Night Baseball” matchup featuring the Giants and Nationals.

Next month’s 2015 Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders is getting a significant makeover. It was announced Sunday that this year’s Home Run Derby, set to be held July 13 at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park as part of Gatorade All-Star Workout Day, will now play out as a bracket-style, timed event.

Justin Upton hit a two-run home run and Andrew Cashner won for the first time since May 27 as the Padres topped the D-backs, 7-2, at Petco Park.

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A read of the final box score would suggest that Saturday’s 8-1 Cardinals win over the Cubs featured few dramatics — which was true by the end. However, the complexion of a game that eventually turned into the team’s fifth straight win changed long before the Cardinals posted back-to-back four-run innings.

With their 8-1 win over the Cubs on Saturday, the Cardinals not only became the Majors’ first 50-win team this season, they became the first club in a decade to reach that benchmark in its first 74 games.

There’s nothing like a summer afternoon of baseball games, and that’s what we’ve got coming on Sunday. Here are five things to watch for, including Mets left-hander Steven Matz’s Major League debut.

Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was hit in the forehead by an errant throw during the Angels’ infield warmups prior to the seventh inning on Saturday and was removed from the game, but he said afterward he expects to be able to play in Sunday’s series finale.

The Marlins are bracing to be without Giancarlo Stanton, the Major League leader in home runs and RBIs, for about 4-6 weeks due to a broken hamate bone at the base of his left hand.

Mark Teixeira’s two-run double off Pat Neshek in the eighth inning proved to be the difference as the Yankees blew a big advantage, then reclaimed the lead and held on for a wild 9-6 victory over the Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.