The Yankees don't know how long Jacoby Ellsbury will be out of the lineup, but it has been determined that the outfielder won't require surgery on his right knee.
Dallas Keuchel allowed six hits and no earned runs in seven innings against the Athletics on Wednesday, improving to 6-0 on the season and lowering his ERA to 1.67.
If the Blue Jays want to make a playoff push, Joel Sherman of the New York Post believes they should try to trade Jose Bautista or Edwin Encarnacion in exchange for pitching.
Oakland leads the Major Leagues in errors (43) by a wide margin. Ron Washington, most recently manager of the Rangers, is known as a terrific infield coach.
Alex Rodriguez says he relates to Bryce Harper, who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at 16, the No. 1 overall pick at 17 and the Rookie of the Year at 19.
Ichiro Suzuki hit a bloop single in the fifth inning on Monday night, allowing him to tie Babe Ruth for 38th place on the all-time Major League hits list since 1900 with 2,873.