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MLB trends: Ben Brown's new role, Luis Arraez's new skill and how Trevor Megill got his fastball back

Here's what's going on around the league in mid-May

Yankees' Anthony Volpe recalled to majors after José Caballero lands on IL with broken finger

Volpe lost his starting job to Caballero while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery

MLB, MLBPA open negotiations ahead of CBA expiration: Salary cap, expansion and more issues on the table

The current labor agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 1

René Cárdenas, MLB's first Spanish-language broadcaster, dies at 96

Cárdenas called games for the Dodgers, Astros and Rangers across a decades-long career

What's wrong with Cal Raleigh? Mariners slugger's hitless streak only part of the problem

Raleigh's 0 for 36 is the longest hitless streak in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) by a player following a 40-homer season

Phillies vs. Red Sox preview: How the two teams have responded since firing their managers

Boston replaced Alex Cora with Chad Tracy and two days later, Philadelphia swapped out Rob Thomson for Don Mattingly

Giants manager Tony Vitello calls out players' 'effort' after ninth loss in 11 games

San Francisco is tied for the second-worst record in MLB

MLB trade rumors: Mets already considering moving their ace, and at least one NL contender is interested

The Mets, at 14-23, need to turn their season around over the next three weeks, or they may pivot to trading away key pieces

Spencer Jones is the Yankees' biggest prospect, literally: He has major power and a major flaw

Move over, Aaron Judge... the Yankees have another 6-foot-7 slugger, and he's set to make his MLB debut Friday

Reds' Tyler Stephenson's mental error vs. Cubs is latest example of lack of fundamentals across baseball

Stephenson's inexcusable gaffe cost the Reds a run and led to a big inning from the Cubs

Tigers' Framber Valdez suspended for intentionally throwing at Red Sox hitter Trevor Story

Valdez hit Story with the first pitch of his at-bat following back-to-back Boston home runs and leading to a benches-clearing incident Tuesday night

MLB trends: Kazuma Okamoto's big-league adjustment, Jesús Luzardo's big problem and the Mariners' ugly defense

Here's what's going on around the league as May rolls on

Yankees to wear John Sterling jersey patch, honoring legendary announcer after his death

The Yankees will wear a patch in Sterling's honor from May 18 through the end of the season

John Sterling's 10 most iconic Yankees home run calls: Alex Rodriguez, Giancarlo Stanton and more

The legendary radio announcer has died at 87

Reds pitchers walk seven straight Pirates hitters, tying MLB record

Four runs scored without a ball in play in the second inning on Saturday

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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