In the top of the third inning on Wednesday night, with the D-backs trying to erase the Dodgers’ three-run lead, rookie center fielder Joc Pederson showed he’s much more than an offensive weapon with an amazing catch.

The Orioles’ Adam Jones had quite a night in center field, showing why he’s a four-time Gold Glove winner.

Charlie Morton scattered three singles in 7 1/3 sharp innings on Wednesday as the Pirates edged Milwaukee, 2-0, to give him five consecutive wins for the first time in his 138-start career.

For years, Tim Lincecum has been trying to overcome declining velocity, and he got off to a great start in 2015. But over the last three starts, we’re seeing signs that the same troubles are popping up.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun left Wednesday night’s 2-0 loss against the Pirates at PNC Park due to “dizziness,” though the rightfielder said that he’ll be fine for Thursday’s game in Washington.

The MLB Draft wound through its third and final day Wednesday, and more than 1,200 players were apportioned to the 30 big league teams. The Draft started at 7 p.m. Monday night with the Arizona selection of shortstop Dansby Swanson, and it ended around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The A’s entered Wednesday’s game as the only team in the Majors without a last at-bat win, but that changed when Josh Reddick drove in Sam Fuld with a fielder’s choice grounder to cap a 5-4 comeback victory at the Coliseum. Fuld singled and stole second, Billy Burns moved him to third, and Reddick did the rest, as Fuld slid into home to seize the walkoff win.

Roy Hallenbeck has been running the baseball program at Millville High School in South Jersey for 17 years now, and in that time, two of his former players have been selected in the First-Year Player Draft.

It began as a kind of experiment. Juan Perez would put a baseball in his youngest son Ryan’s left hand when he was a toddler, encouraging him to throw that way. At a local pond, the boy would pick up a stone and reach back, ready to skip it across the water. “No, use your left hand.”

Right-hander Jarrod Parker doesn’t expect to return to the A’s this season as he recovers from elbow surgery.

Will Hector Olivera and Corey Seager be the next players to rise from the Minors to make a splash in the big leagues? Dodgers manager Don Mattingly isn’t tipping his hand.

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A famous last name can be a boon or a burden to a Major League prospect, but one thing is certain: It will never go unnoticed. Several players with notable surnames were taken over the 40 rounds of the 2015 MLB Draft, including the son of a Hall of Famer and a few sons of prominent big league executives.

When the Cubs return to Wrigley Field on Thursday, the right-field bleachers will be open to fans for the first time this season. They’ve been under construction as part of the renovation project at the 100-year-old ballpark.

Denard Span’s RBI infield single in the 11th inning gave the Nationals just enough for a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

The Blue Jays capped a series sweep and their eighth straight victory with a 7-2 win over the Marlins on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Justin Smoak, Russell Martin, Jose Reyes and Josh Donaldson all homered to support Scott Copeland in the rookie’s first Major League start.

Let’s be clear right up front: In terms of the first basemen on his roster, Bruce Bochy isn’t going to have any complaints at the All–Star Game. His National League team will be loaded at the position — and, as a result, in the middle of the lineup.