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CHICAGO — Rob Manfred’s response to a question last month about minor league salaries before the All-Star Game took off when the Major League Baseball commissioner said “I reject the premise that they’re not paid a living wage.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drew Waters believes he’s found a new hitting approach in the Royals’ system — a worldview that immediately paid dividends in his first Major League game Monday.

When the tennis legend retired from competition more than 20 years ago, it was assumed that she would keep a low post-career profile. But even that might be understating her activity in the 21st century.

With Ty France joining Mitch Haniger and Kyle Lewis on the injured list and the eventual returns for all three players still far from certain and suspensions looming certainly for Jesse Winker and J.P. Crawford and possibly Julio Rodriguez following Sunday’s brawl in Anaheim, the Mariners made a trade Monday…

Oakland A’s right-hander Paul Blackburn might not have been quite as efficient Thursday as he was in his previous start, which was arguably the best of his Major League career.

The Royals had scored two runs in the eighth inning Monday, coming back to tie a game in Cleveland, and after putting a couple of additional runners on base, the rally had reached its crescendo.

About eight months ago, the Kansas City Royals unveiled a revision to their front office structure that was essentially greeted with a shrug of the shoulders. After all, what really changes with a new general manager if the former one is still on staff, receiving a promotion of his own?

The first baseman was called up to the major leagues on Monday and picked up his first hit and RBI on Tuesday.

Benn has worked in MLB’s front office since 2017.