CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was activated from the injury list on Wednesday after missing five weeks follo…

The All-Star break did little to slow down the resurgent Boston Red Sox.

Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green. New York is 34-47 following a six-game losing streak, 15 games behind NL East-leading Atlanta and 9 1/2 games back of the NL’s last wild card berth. Mets owner Steve Cohen, with one of baseball’s highest payrolls, had high expectations for a team without a World Series title since 1986.