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Mike Axisa

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Brewers' 22-0 blowout of the Mariners headlined by brutal Julio Rodríguez mental gaffe

The game tied for the most lopsided shutout loss in baseball's Modern Era

MLB trends: How Brayan Bello and Noah Cameron turned their seasons around, plus the disappearing offense

The dog days of summer tend to herald in the hottest offense of the season, but not this year

Max Fried lands back on IL with elbow injury: How the Yankees can withstand yet another hit

Even with Carlos Rodón returning, the pitching staff is working overtime to make up for the lack of offense

Padres' minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas

The team said it was 'working to gather additional information' about Oswaldo Pirela's detainment

Pete Crow-Armstrong makes Cubs history with second straight 30-30 season as MVP résumé grows

Crow-Armstrong was electric on Monday night, recording a leadoff home run and a walkoff home run in a win over the White Sox

Tommy John, subject of revolutionary elbow surgery that changed baseball forever, dies at 83

John, in 1974, underwent a then-experimental elbow surgery that would later save the careers of countless pitchers

Cardinals rookie Joshua Báez makes MLB history by homering in first three big-league at-bats

Báez led the minors in home runs before his promotion, and he showed off that power at Wrigley Field

Best MLB debuts of all time: Where does Joshua Báez's three-homer performance fit in baseball history?

Báez homered in his first three MLB at-bats Saturday as the Cardinals topped the Cubs

Mariners say top prospect Colt Emerson downplayed severity of wrist injury: 'He should have said something'

Emerson struggled throughout his first year in the majors and was demoted before being placed on the IL

Shohei Ohtani throws bullpen session: Timeline coming into focus as Dodgers star eyes return to mound

Ohtani has not appeared in a game as a pitcher since July 3

Could Mark Walter sell the Dodgers next? Why Shohei Ohtani makes a potential deal more complicated than Lakers

Walter is selling the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a reported $12.5 billion

Why the Yankees' $10 billion valuation contradicts owners' narrative, according to top agents

Despite complaints from owners that owning a baseball team is bad business, the math doesn't add up

Paul Skenes exits after 65 pitches, velocity drop in latest worrying sign as Pirates fall again

The Pirates are 3-13 in Skenes' last 16 starts and have fallen into last place in the NL Central

Cal Raleigh takes the blame for Mariners' struggles amid five-game losing streak: 'I'm awful'

The Mariners are four games behind the third wild-card spot with six teams ahead of them

MLB trends: Edwin Díaz's struggles, Yordan Alvarez's chance at history and a black hole for the Diamondbacks

Here's what's going on around the league after the trade deadline and as playoff races begin to heat up

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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