The Atlanta Braves designated veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez for assignment on Thursday. Tellez, 31, signed a minor league deal on March 23 and appeared in just seven games for the Braves. Used mostly as a pinch-hitter, he batted .200 (2-for-10) ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed free agent forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract on Thursday. Multiple reports put the total value of the deal at $7.8 million ($2.6 million per year). Duhaime, 29, had four goals and five assists and played ...

Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday. The Cubs, who had not hit more than three homers in a game all season heading into the series, hit five on Tuesda...

Goaltender Frederik Andersen, who went 13-2 during the Carolina Hurricanes' run to the Stanley Cup title last month, joined the Edmonton Oilers on a one-year, $2.8 million deal on Wednesday. Andersen, 36, received an incentive-laden contract with Edmo...

The San Francisco Giants finally broke through against the Arizona Diamondbacks after eight previous failures Wednesday night, riding home runs from Heliot Ramos and Victor Bericoto to a 6-4 victory in Phoenix. Trevor McDonald (3-6) threw six shutout ...

Jonah Heim, Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams hit homers and J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics cruise to a 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in West Sacramento, Calif. Heim drove in two runs, and he, Langel...