A’s pitcher Jarrod Parker will undergo surgery Tuesday to stabilize the fractured bone in his right elbow. The club is hopeful he will not need a third Tommy John surgery.

As the Mariners prepare to open a nine-game East Coast road swing Tuesday in Baltimore, they’re looking at a familiar situation.

If Sunday night’s pinch-hit appearance was the sign that Victor Martinez isn’t going on the disabled list anytime soon, then Monday afternoon was the sign he isn’t abandoning switch-hitting in the near future, either.

The Diamondbacks’ Yasmany Tomas is comfortable in South Florida, considering its large Cuban population, as he and his teammates start a four-game series against the Marlins on Monday night.

A pair of four-run innings helped the Blue Jays snap a five-game losing streak with a 10-6 series-opening victory over the Angels on Monday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Marlins players react to the news that general manager Dan Jennings is the team’s new manager following the dismissal of Mike Redmond on Sunday.

MLB.com fantasy guru Fred Zinkie fielded questions from fans during a live Twitter chat at @Fantasy411 on Monday. Check out the chat transcript below and check out the @Fantasy411 Twitter handle and MLB.com’s fantasy home. Questions and answers have been edited for clarity.

Josh Donaldson had some choice words for the Angels’ dugout after he struck out in the sixth inning of the Blue Jays’ series-opening, 10-6 victory on Monday at Rogers Centre.

Six weeks of the 2015 season have been completed, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia is still searching for the right combination of relievers to hand a lead to his reliable eighth- and ninth-inning combination of Joe Smith and Huston Street.

The current Dodgers regime has aggressively pursued Cuban talent to provide Major League-ready replacements for an aging roster and jumpstart a rebuilding farm system.

Yankees right-hander Chase Whitley has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery following a consultation with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Monday in New York. Ahmad will perform the surgery on Tuesday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

A Giants middle-of-the-order hitter misses much of the early season with a broken arm. The club’s offense struggles without him. He rejoins the lineup and almost immediately asserts himself by clobbering a home run. Such are the parallels between Willie McCovey and Hunter Pence.

Bryce Harper was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday for the second consecutive week, becoming just the 10th player in the last 40 years to manage that feat.

Teams expected to be a bit more of a force than they were in the first month are starting to make noise on the diamond as we move past the midpoint of May.

Starting with the great Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers’ history of social conscience speaks for itself, and they should be commended for their leadership. They knew that inviting the only living openly gay former player to participate in an Old-Timers Game would send a powerful message of acceptance and I didn’t want to let them or anyone else down.

Masahiro Tanaka threw 29 pitches in the bullpen on Monday at Nationals Park and is awaiting instructions concerning an upcoming Minor League rehabilitation assignment, which could begin on Thursday.

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