Jason Kipnis’ 2014 was ruined by an oblique injury. Healthy once again, he’s back to his old habits, and he’s coming off a May like baseball has rarely ever seen.

Wednesday features a full day of games from afternoon until night, with one doubleheader in the mix.

After having at least one selection in the top two rounds of seven of the past eight Drafts, they have three players ticketed for the upper half of the first round on June 8: shortstop Dansby Swanson and right-handers Carson Fulmer and Walker Buehler.

Given the state of the American League East, there’s probably a case to be made for every team. Here’s the case for the Rays, who have a winning record (27-26) and sit a game out of first place in the division.

A powerful hitter whose best tool could be his speed, outfielder Rusney Castillo could give the Red Sox a boost both with his bat and in the field.

Three top high school players will have a front-row seat to see their future unfold. Prep stars Brendan Rodgers, Ashe Russell and Garrett Whitley are all scheduled to attend Day 1 of the 2015 Draft on Monday night at MLB Network’s Studio 42. All three are expected to go in the top round, and Rodgers has a chance to be the first prep shortstop taken first overall since Carlos Correa in ’12.

Finding an impact-level outfielder has been easier said than done of late. There were 11 outfielders taken in the top-10 picks in the previous five Drafts, Outside of Bryce Harper in 2010, the most recent outfielder to go No. 1 overall was Delmon Young in ’03.

Brandon Crawford and Jhonny Peralta’s offensive numbers this season are close. Like, really close. And appropriately, their 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot vote totals are close. Like, really close. So who is the National League’s superior shortstop?

Spend any time around a Little League field, anywhere in the country, and it shouldn’t be hard to find parents who are convinced their child is going to be the next Major League superstar. The vast majority of those parents end up being greatly disappointed on that front. One exception to that rule are Greg and Julie Rodgers, who are on the brink of watching their son, Brendan, be a very early selection in the Draft on Monday night.

With the 50th anniversary of the Draft coming on Monday, it seemed like a good idea to go through every top pick since Rick Monday went No. 1 overall in 1965 through Brady Aiken a year ago, and do it all over again.

Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon and catcher Mike Zunino were both ejected from Seattle’s game against the Yankees in the top of the third inning on Tuesday night after a pair of checked-swing calls by the umpires led to a pair of walks.

Power-hitting third baseman Joey Gallo, one of the top prospects in the game, made his Major League debut Tuesday night with the Rangers, and after singling home two runs in the first innings, crushed a two-run homer in the third.

If the Twins’ surge from four straight seasons of 92 or more losses to sudden, surprising relevance about one-third of the way through 2015 turns out to be sustainable, you, dear baseball fan, deserve to know how and why that happened. Here are five signs that the Twins are not a total fluke.

All 30 teams will be in action Tuesday, starting in the afternoon and carrying on through the evening. The return of Reds ace Johnny Cueto is among five things to watch for.

We don’t know about his Astros, but Terry Virts will return to Earth shortly. In the meantime, he is watching Major League Baseball in outer space as MLB.TV is being streamed for him by request on the International Space Station.

Gerrit Cole allowed a pair of unearned first-inning runs before shutting down the San Francisco Giants for the remainder of his seven-inning outing Monday as the Pirates held on for a 4-3 triumph.

Albert Pujols homered twice, and David Freese and Mike Trout also went deep, leading the Angels and their suddenly surging offense to a 7-3 victory over the Rays in Southern California on Monday night.