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Guardians' José Ramírez likely out through All-Star break after breaking hamate bone

This is the second time in his career that Ramírez, the perennial AL MVP candidate, has suffered this injury

Tarik Skubal's injury return wasn't his best, but there were plenty of positives for Tigers ace

Skubal, the two-time reigning Cy Young winner and potential trade candidate, returned to action much faster than most thought he could

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto loses perfect game on Mookie Betts error, then loses no-hitter on home run

The Dodgers have 26 no-hitters, the most of any franchise, but Yamamoto just came up short on Saturday vs. the White Sox

How Tarik Skubal's return could affect the American League Cy Young race

The Tigers ace missed almost six weeks with injury, but that doesn't put him out of the running

Despite 'embarrassing' season, Red Sox boss says Craig Breslow's job is safe (but maybe just for now)

The Red Sox are 27-39 and 13 ½ games out of first place in the AL East

White Sox surge into first place in the AL Central, now can they keep it up?

The White Sox haven't been in first place this late in a season since 2021

Max Scherzer may be pitching himself out of Blue Jays rotation, even if they're avoiding 'knee-jerk reactions'

Scherzer recorded his 3,500th career strikeout Wednesday night, but that was about the only thing to write home about

White Sox prospect Braden Montgomery hits walk-off homer in MLB debut as Chicago's resurgent season continues

Montgomery became just the fifth player in MLB history to hit a walk-off homer in their MLB debut

Building the ideal 2026 Home Run Derby field: Two Phillies in their home ballpark, plus Mike Trout's debut

Eight new entrants (or maybe some repeats?) will try to out-homer each other in Philadelphia next month

Snyder's Soapbox: You don't want a salary cap, you just want to be a billionaire

The only thing a salary cap will do is keep player salaries down and save the poor owners some money

Padres are reportedly planning to buy at the trade deadline, but should they?

The Padres have lost 11 of 13, but they're only a half game out of a playoff spot right now

Alex Bregman admits he's been 'terrible' but he's not the only reason the Cubs are failing

Chicago is reaching new heights (or lows, if you will) with runners in scoring position

MLB Power Rankings: Who needs a salary cap? Why almost every team is still in playoff contention

If you like parity, what more could you want than this?

President Donald Trump urges MLB to institute a salary cap: 'They should have done it a long time ago'

'You don't have a sport' if you don't have a salary cap, Trump said

MLB overreactions: Paul Skenes' Cy Young streak is over, Mets are cooked, Mariners are back and more

Two months of baseball in the book, so let's break down which hot takes are real and not

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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