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While the majority of the action on Wednesday’s 15-game MLB slate takes place in the afternoon, the marquee matchup is in the evening as the New York Yankees visit the Toronto Blue Jays for the rubber match of the three-game series between the top two teams in the American League East. Toronto (59-42) saw its […]

New York Yankees star lefty Max Fried can become just the second 12-game winner in MLB this season when the Bronx Bombers take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a key American League clash. Fried (11-3, 2.43 ERA) has been stellar for New York in his first season with his new team, and he trails only Freddy Peralta of the

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is July 31, which means we’re eight days away and the ticking of the clock is starting to become audible. We’ve seen very little movement thus far, but there’s still some sorting out to be done in the standings and we’ve got over a week. In the meantime, the

No team in Major League Baseball has set the bar as high as the Dodgers, who haven’t missed the playoffs since 2012. In the last 12 seasons, they’ve won 11 division titles, four pennants and two World Series. They’ve gotten to the point that it is considered a disappointment unless they finish October with a

The Cleveland Guardians will look for the four-game series sweep when they take on the Baltimore Orioles in a key American League matchup on Thursday afternoon. Cleveland is coming off a 3-2 win on Wednesday. The Orioles (44-57), who are fifth in the AL East, are 22-32 on the road this season. The Guardians (51-50),

Getty Images Throughout the season, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we debated whether MLB should adopt the swing-off tiebreaker for regular season games. This week

The Boston Red Sox of late have flipped their script. After dealing away their best hitter, Rafael Devers, in a puzzling June blockbuster, the Sox bumbled to a 3-7 mark in the days immediately following the trade. In July, though, they found a higher level.  Since the calendar flipped to the present month, the Red

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, slated for July 31, is now exactly a week away. The rumor mill is in full operation, and we here at CBS Sports have spent the month previewing the trade market from every angle.  Teams have yet to begin swapping players, however, and that can only mean one thing: this