Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani takes over the Major League Baseball lead with 28 home runs.

As a 10-year-old, Gwen Goldman had her request turned down in 1961. But after team officials heard her story, she’ll serve as an honorary batgirl for Monday’s game.

Seattle’s Hector Santiago becomes the first pitcher to be tossed since MLB began stricter enforcement of its policy banning sticky substances.

Washington Nationals slugger Kyle Schwarber went deep twice in Miami; since moving into the leadoff spot on June 12, he has hit 12 HRs in 13 games.

The youngest player in the major leagues at age 20, Wander Franco hits a clutch three-run homer in his first game with the Tampa Bay Rays.

A two-sport star in high school, Dylan Cozens was hitting under .200 in the minors when he made the decision to focus on football instead.

The Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib was a walk-on at Penn State and also had a memorable appearance on HBO’s reality series “Hard Knocks” in 2018.

The Vikings’ sixth-round pick out of Pitt is expected to make a full recovery, agent Drew Rosenhaus said. Jaylen Twyman was shot four times.

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman induces an around-the-horn triple play to end the game. It was MLB’s first game-ending triple play since 2009.