George Lombard Jr. (MLB No. 34) and Somerset (NYY) face off with Charlie Condon (MLB No. 22) and Hartford (COL). Visit MiLB.TV for more.

CLEVELAND — Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31 while he is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation. Ortiz’s paid leave began on July 3 and was supposed to end on Friday before MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend it.

CINCINNATI — The Reds signed first round pick Steele Hall to a contract on Friday afternoon. They selected him with the ninth overall selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. Hall signed a $5.75 million deal according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Major League Baseball and the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday unveiled the official logo of the 2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. The 96th Midsummer Classic will be played at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday,

With the All-Star break now in the rearview, the next major item on this season's MLB calendar is the trade deadline, and the coming days will go a long way toward deciding where teams on the fence between buying and selling ultimately land.

Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Friday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts

Speaking on the most recent edition of the Refuse to Lose podcast, ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney made a potentially game-changing prediction for the Seattle Mar

The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during two starts last month.

The Detroit Tigers return from the All-Star Break with a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, starting on Friday night.