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Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon completed his seven-game suspension Sunday, which made him eligible to pitch in the season's final six games. "If it's a closing situation, then he should close,"…Read more

The Royals will begin selling tickets for a potential Wild Card tie-breaking game at 10 a.m. CT on Wednesday.    Read more

When Ned Yost manages the Royals against the Indians on Wednesday night, he'll stand alone as the man who has directed the team in the most regular-season games. Yost tied…Read more

Blue Jays left-hander Daniel Norris will make the first start of his Major League career in Thursday afternoon's series finale vs. the Mariners.    Read more

The Marlins aren't counting on the return of outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who sustained a high right ankle sprain in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Nationals, before the end of the…Read more

Ryan Zimmerman was scheduled to start at third base Tuesday night against the Mets, but manager Matt Williams decided not to start Zimmerman because the Nationals' slugger was sore.    Read more

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was back in a Red Sox uniform Tuesday, albeit wearing a cast on his left wrist as he watched batting practice from the outfield. He underwent…Read more

The announced crowd for Monday night's series opener at Turner Field was 20,252, but with the Braves having fallen out of contention, no-shows lowered the number of occupied seats to…Read more

Should the Yankees be officially eliminated before Thursday's game, manager Joe Girardi will have more freedom to script Derek Jeter's Bronx farewell. Girardi said before Tuesday's game that if the…Read more

Nationals manager Matt Williams said Jordan Zimmermann's right shoulder is black and blue after he was hit by a comebacker off the bat of Marlins infielder Casey McGehee on Saturday.    Read more