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Last night, MLB Network concluded its annual Top 10 Right Now list of players at every position with its ranking of the best catchers in the league entering the 2023 season. All of the positional lists are good starting points for fun baseball debates. Is Corbin Burnes really the best…

Dramatic dingers tell us something about baseball. The pitchers reveal something about frustration, pain and apathy.

LOS ANGELES — Dustin May had no problem getting the first two strikes against Arizona Diamondbacks hitters Wednesday night.

SAN DIEGO — Suddenly, Petco Park is struggling to hold baseballs.

DENVER — As the Rockies’ season winds down — there are only 46 games remaining after Arizona shut them out, 6-0, on Saturday night at Coors Field — a lot of players are going to face increased scrutiny.

PHOENIX — Teams don’t win many games when they allow seven runs in an inning.

If there was one saving grace about the previous three years of Rockies futility, it was that they weren’t the worst team in the NL West.

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. The game tied and a Giants win in the balance, the veteran knew what he needed to do.

PHOENIX — The Giants’ freefall continued here Monday afternoon in the airplane hangar that doubles as the home of Arizona Diamondbacks. They lost for the 11th time in 14 games and dropped their fifth straight. Once again, it came down to their putrid defense.

PHOENIX — The Tigers were in position to get out of the desert with a sweep Sunday. A two-run triple by Willi Castro, a clutch, two-out RBI knock by Robbie Grossman and a three-run home run by Eric Haase had the Tigers up 6-5 going into the bottom of the…

Contreras and Happ have risen above the woeful state of the Cubs.