President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Commanders to go back to being called the Redskins.

The Washington Nationals enter the second half of the MLB season with an interim general manager and an interim manager, not to mention a record that’s 20 games below .500. What’s next: The Lerner family must hire a president of baseball operations to replace Mike Rizzo, the longtime executive they fired July 6.

Signing bonuses for the selections through competitive balance round A in the 2025 Major League Baseball amateur draft: 9, Cincinnati Reds, Steele Hall, SS, Hewitt-Trussville H.S., Trussville, Ala., $5,747,500 28, Kansas City Royals, Josh Hammond, 3B, Wesleyan Christian Academy, High Point, N.C.

Eli Willits was not expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, but the Washington Nationals still decided to make him the highest-paid high school prospect ever.

Readers on the Dalai Lama, a memorable Hollywood tough guy, and letters themselves.

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A long fly ball soared over a fence and hit a pickup truck in the Silver Spring Fire Station parking lot. Moments later, a huge stream of water began cascading onto the baseball field.

Interim manager Miguel Cairo said Friday that Ruiz (concussion) has started participating in baseball activities, but the Nationals plan to ramp up his workload slowly, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.