While the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is more than a month away, the minor league All-Star Games will be here before you know it. The low Single-A South Atlantic League is where the Delmarva Shorebirds play, and on Tuesday, three Shorebirds were named to the All-Star Game: outfielder Zach Jarrett, first baseman Seamus Curran and third baseman Trevor Craport. This year's South Atlantic League All-Star Game will be the 59th edition and will be held at First National Bank Field in...

Max Scherzer is the best pitcher in baseball right now, and he's accomplished things that other pitchers would only dream of ever touching. He has two immaculate innings, two no-hitters and a 20-strikeout game. He has three Cy Young Awards, and is the two-time incumbent winner in the National League. He looks to be well on his way to a third straight, and there's no question about it. Scherzer is crushing the National League in just about every pitching category, leading a dominant Nationals...

The first cheer came when his name was announced as part of the Rays' starting lineup. The next one came after a video tribute on the scoreboard at Nationals Park, with the crowd ultimately serenading him with the familiar "Wil-son!" chant as he squatted in the visitors' bullpen warming up Nathan Eovaldi. By the time Wilson Ramos came up to bat in the top of the second Tuesday night, the crowd of 32,165 rose to give the former Nationals catcher a prolonged ovation, which he acknowledged...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - While wondering if the Eagles will invite Alanis Morissette to sing "Uninvited" before their home opener ... I'm getting asked about the Orioles' decision to select Texas high school pitcher Grayson Rodriguez with their first pick in the draft. It felt like a reach considering the more highly rated pitchers still on the board, including Matthew Liberatore, Brady Singer, Cole Winn and Shane McClanahan, but let's not pretend that this is an exact science. It is not - more...

The Nationals completed the first two days of the first-year player draft with 10 overall selections: seven pitchers, one catcher, one infielder and one outfielder. Besides the first- and second-round picks, right-hander Mason Denaburg and left-hander Tim Cate, the Nationals picked five more right-handers: Reid Schaller and Chandler Day from Vanderbilt, Andrew Karp out of Florida State, Jake Irvin from Oklahoma and Tanner Driskill out of Lamar University. Outfielder Gage Cunning, out of Arizona...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - The bonding that's necessary between starting pitcher and catcher in order to keep them on the same page must have been a smooth and speedy process for Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb and rookie Austin Wynns. Paired for the first time last night following Wynns' initial recall from Triple-A Norfolk, they wove four hitless innings through the Mets lineup, limited the damage in the fifth and made an early lead hold up in a 2-1 victory at Citi Field. Cobb rationed the Mets to one...

He spent Saturday coming off the bench in the 14th inning in Atlanta to deliver a pinch-hit single and then score the game-winning run from first base. He spent Monday donning a Capitals jersey, helmet, gloves and stick along with Ryan Zimmerman and getting the crowd at Capital One Arena fired up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. And Max Scherzer loved every minute of it. In case you haven't figured it out by now, he does everything full-tilt, giving nothing less than his full effort no...

Matt Adams fouled a ball off the top of his foot over the weekend in Atlanta. It was a play that looked eerily similar to the injury that kept Anthony Rendon out of the lineup for 14 games, there some worried that the big first baseman would be out for a while himself. Adams announced to anyone who cared that he is just fine, thank you, by getting hold of a second-inning offering from Rays starter Nathan Eovaldi and sending it over the right field wall. Adams' 13th homer of the season came on...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Catcher Austin Wynns' cheering section is getting in position behind the visiting dugout at Citi Field, the group including parents Jeff and Laura, close friends Chris and India Rowe and agent Michael Bonanno. Other seats will be filled later. Wynns' family made the trip from San Diego and he's also got a group of friends who boarded flights to Flushing. He said Jimmy Yacabonis' parents, who are like a "second family" to him, also are here. This is only the second time...

The Nationals have decided to hold steady with Daniel Murphy. The veteran second baseman, recovering from offseason knee surgery, will continue playing games at Double-A Harrisburg. "I talked to Daniel yesterday and we had a great conversation in length," said manager Davey Martinez. "We thought it would be best that he continues to play in the minor leagues and continues to get better at second base, and feel more comfortable. He was all good for that. We are going to let him do that for...