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The Yankees' veteran outfielder loves to hug, and gives one out after every home run his teammates hit. This year, that's meant a lot of hugs.

Sean Murphy and Marcus Semien homered, hyped pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo looked sharp in his major league debut, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-3 Wednesday night.

"You envy him sometimes, like, 'Damn.' He's like Superman." The Japanese star's talents aren't limited to the baseball field; he's quite a hit in the Angels' dugout and clubhouse as well.

Shohei Ohtani's knee surgery carries an expected recovery time of 8-12 weeks.

Here's which teams at the top of the standings could punch their October tickets soon and how the playoff field looks right now.

Christian Yelich won't need surgery for his broken kneecap; he had fouled a ball of it in Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

An MRI on Indians All-Star closer Brad Hand's left arm came back clean, but manager Terry Francona said he will likely not be available for this weekend's series against AL Central leader Minnesota.

Jonathan Villar of the Baltimore Orioles did the official honors Wednesday night, connecting for the homer that topped a 2-year-old record.

Mets manager Mickey Callaway says it is "likely" that Noah Syndergaard will pitch to catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday in his first start since Syndergaard's misgivings over Ramos' defense became public.