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PHOENIX — A record-tying, opening two-week run, a slew of players making marked improvements in their games, and team-first and next-man-up philosophies were primary identifying characteristics of the Rays’ remarkable performance through the first 81 games.

Brilliant strategy honestly.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Liam Hendriks showed strength and resilience as he inspired the baseball world and beyond by returning to the mound after battling stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth

ATLANTA — In a matchup between two first-place clubs, the Twins showed how large the gap is between them and one of the elite teams in the league.

PITTSBURGH — Pirates fans probably didn't need another reason to laugh or smile after Tuesday's 9-4 victory against the Padres at PNC Park, but Andrew McCutchen provided one anyway, cracking a joke in light of an absurd trade rumor from Monday that involved the franchise's most popular player in decades.

CHICAGO — Baseball fans have been inundated by new stats over the years, from WAR to wRC+ and exit velocity to barrels.

The two-way star, who is racking up stats with the Angels unlike anything seen before, proved once again he is reinventing what is possible in MLB.

Sometimes all you need is a good dinner. (And some good advice.)

They really should've listened.

This ball was crushed.