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Troy Mancini, who beat colon cancer, announces retirement
Trey Mancini, the 2021 American League Comeback Player of the Year after beating cancer, announced his retirement Tuesday.,Mancini, 34, played five games for the Los Angeles Angels this season before being designated for assignment on June 17.,Mancini missed the 2020 season while defeating Stage 3 c...

Masyn Winn's big day helps Cardinals keep rolling vs. Reds
Masyn Winn homered, doubled twice and scored twice, Kyle Leahy tossed five shutout innings and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals rolled past the host Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Tuesday night.,Leahy (10-4) allowed only a one-out single to Sal Stewart in the first, a one-out single to Ke'Bryan Hayes in the th...

Braxton Ashcraft excels on mound again to lead Pirates past Tigers
Braxton Ashcraft gave up one run over eight innings and Oneil Cruz homered in his return to the Pirates' lineup to help host Pittsburgh secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.,Ashcraft (13-5) struck out four, did not issue a walk and gave up five hits on an efficient 80 pitche...

Rockies place slugging C Hunter Goodman (shoulder) on IL
After missing the last four games, Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman was placed on the 10-day injured list by the club on Tuesday with a left shoulder strain.,The move is retroactive to August 15. Goodman did not play in the three-game weekend series at San Francisco and was scratched from the...

Dodgers place closer Edwin Diaz (neck) on IL
Struggling mightily since coming off the injured list late last month, Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz returned to the IL with a neck injury on Tuesday.,Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Diaz flew back to Los Angeles and will be examined on Wednesday. Diaz felt pain in his neck during Monday's...

Diamondbacks 2B Ketel Marte (knee) travels to Phoenix for MRI
One day after Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte didn't report for a game in Boston, he traveled to Phoenix to get an MRI exam on his balky left knee.,Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo still hasn't had any communication with the three-time All-Star, but shortstop Geraldo Perdomo had so...

Report: Dodgers placing closer Edwin Diaz (undisclosed) on IL
Struggling mightily since coming off the injured list late last month, Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz is returning to the IL, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.,The reason for this IL stint has not been disclosed. In a corresponding move, right-hander Emmet Sheehan will be called up from Tripl...

Rangers activate C Danny Jansen, designate C Austin Wynns for assignment
The Texas Rangers on Tuesday activated catcher Danny Jansen, who had missed the last 64 games with a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Rangers designated veteran catcher Austin Wynns for assignment. In doing so, Texas has seven days to trade, release or outright Wynns, 35, to the mi...

Braves recall RHP AJ Smith-Shawver to start Wednesday vs. Twins
The Atlanta Braves recalled right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday and scheduled him to start Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,Ace left-hander Chris Sale was originally slated to start on Wednesday, but he was bumped to Friday, when the Braves ope...

Dodgers turn to Eric Lauer in rematch vs. Rockies
The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back from a tough weekend to rout the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,The Dodgers will try to make it two straight in Denver when the teams play again Tuesday night.,Los Angeles' 11-5 win on Monday came after losing three of four to Mi...

Cubs piling up hits in series vs. rival White Sox
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong commonly goes by his initials, PCA, but teammate Nico Hoerner prefers another abbreviation.,"He's been our MVP, and then just the direction that he's taken our team when a lot of us were struggling early in the year," Hoerner said. "He put the team on ...

Mets winning with defense against aggressive Padres
It took more than four months of this season, but the run-prevention defense that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns promised last winter finally showed up in a big way Monday night for New York.,The suddenly surging Mets will look to build off a historic defensive effort when they ...

