The average MLB salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the largest jump for the sport since 2001, an AP study said.
The Dodgers have officially acquired star right-hander Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner from the Nationals for a massive prospect haul.
Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani achieved a first in the near century history of baseball's All-Star Game: selection as both a position player and a pitcher.
With the season officially resuming tonight, we look at the contenders, the train wrecks, the trade deadline and more.
An Astros-Dodgers World Series? Will the hobbled Yanks hold up? Who's for real, and who's rotten? Buster Olney, Jeff Passan and Sam Miller make sense of the season so far.
Cincinnati outfielder Scott Schebler and Texas pitcher Matt Bush just missed the cutoff for salary arbitration eligibility, while Chicago Cubs pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. and Toronto pitcher Joe Biagini earned the final spots.
