Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Health and opportunity and injury caused Josh Donaldson to bounce around from Oakland to Toronto to Cleveland to Atlanta and now, finally, Minnesota.

The Astros’ sign-stealing scandal has drawn attention from more than just the baseball world … and that’s not necessarily a bad thing for MLB.

Mookie Betts won an MVP and World Series with Red Sox, but it never fully seemed like Boston appreciated his greatness. And now he’s been traded.

Three managers have been fired this week, with the Mets dropping Carlos Beltran on Thursday as the Astros’ cheating scandal continues to snowball.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has yet to rule on the fate of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who as Astros bench coach helped concoct sign-stealing system.

With judgment day drawing near, Major League Baseball is expected to hit the Astros with a hefty penalty for running afoul.

Derek Jeter, perhaps last MLB player who was also a celebrity, will likely be last Hall of Famer for whom widespread fame was part of the equation.

Switch-hitting catcher Ted Simmons and MLBPA pioneer Marvin Miller were elected by the Hall of Fame’s Modern Baseball Era Ballot.