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Manager Jerry Manuel said with the way the new left-fielder Lucas Duda has been hitting in batting practice, Duda might energize the Mets' lineup.

The Mets’ season, already disjointed and in disarray because of injuries to key players, took another sour turn when starter Johan Santana left with a strained chest muscle.

Mets catcher Josh Thole returns to Wrigley Field for the first time since he and his brother, Jeremy, secured an autograph from Mark McGwire in 1998.

Manny Ramirez is worth a try as temporary help for the White Sox, but Paul Konerko is a player definitely worth keeping.

Moving from St. Louis to Cincinnati, the veteran baseball executive Walt Jocketty has the Reds on the verge of the playoffs for the first time in years.

When Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes the field at PNC Park, he needs only to glance over his shoulder at the 21-foot Roberto Clemente Wall in right field for inspiration.

A statistic called Wins Above Replacement can assess a pitcher's value, and Felix Hernandez and Roy Halladay lead their respective leagues.

C. C. Sabathia has not lost in 21 straight starts at Yankee Stadium, going 16-0 with a 2.05 earned run average.

The Mets are offering fans prorated season-ticket packages for the remaining home games that include "the option to purchase your seats for all potential 2010 Mets postseason games at Citi Field."

Each of the next five Yankees games will begin at 1:05 p.m., including Friday's game against the Blue Jays, which was scheduled to facilitate traffic flow on Labor Day weekend.

Aroldis Chapman and his 103.9-mile-an-hour fastball have joined the first-place Cincinnati Reds.

David Wright is not blaming anyone for a season that looked promising but continues to show signs of deterioration, the latest being the Mets’ third straight loss to the Braves.

The 35-year-old pitcher probably sees himself as a starter and may opt for a club that can assure him he would have that role.

Mark Teixeira went 3 for 4 and knocked in three runs, running his series total to 8 for 10 with seven runs batted in as the Yanks maintained their division lead.

Chicago trailed, 4-1, going into the eighth, but the White Sox rallied and beat the Indians 6-4.

Andy Pettitte continued making progress in his recovery from a left groin injury, throwing 55 pitches at a high intensity.

Aroldis Chapman routinely throws harder than 100 miles an hour and could have a significant impact down the stretch.

The Yankees said on Wednesday that they were in "very preliminary discussions" about selling part of the Tampa Yankees, their Class A affiliate, to investors from Orange County, Fla., who would reportedly like to move the team to Orlando.

The Mets' trade for Joaquin Arias, the player Texas chose instead of Robinson Cano in the 2004 A-Rod trade with the Yankees.

Jeff Francoeur, the Mets’ right fielder with a first class glove and an inconsistent bat, was traded to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night for Joaquin Arias, a utility infielder.

Phil Hughes walked five batters for the second straight start, but home runs by Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira gave him his 16th win.

The Nationals rookie ace will have ligament replacement surgery that is expected to sideline him 12 to 18 months.

Going into Tuesday night’s game, the Yankees’ Marcus Thames was riding a wave of homers — six in his last five starts, dating to last Tuesday.

The White Sox add Manny Ramirez, but how much do they really need him?

The office of the California attorney general has opened an investigation of the Dodgers’ charitable foundation, a person with knowledge of the action said.

Manny Ramirez, the mercurial slugger with 554 career home runs, was back in Cleveland, where he began his memorably bizarre career.

Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, and Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision as the Rays beat the Blue Jays.

The Yankees’ shortstop began Monday batting .270, 47 points below his career average entering the season.

Three months after Jeff Wilpon dropped in on the Mets in Atlanta and stirred the team for a while, he’s back.

Rosters can be expanded Wednesday, which could help a team using only 24 of its 25 active players.