Using the search engine at Baseball-Reference.com, The Associated Press evaluated each team's draft performance from 1996 through 2018, adding up wins above replacement (WAR) figures for drafted players.For each pick, the player's career WAR was added to the appropriate total for the team, depending on whether or not the player signed with the team after being drafted. Some players had their WAR totals included multiple times, if they were drafted more than once.Stats are through May 25. Compensation picks were considered part of the first round where applicable.___ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSTotal WAR for all drafted players: 581.8 (MLB rank: 4th)Total WAR for drafted players who signed: 440.1 (rank: 5th)Total WAR for drafted players who did not sign: 141.7Impact players (10 WAR or more) drafted: 17 (rank: tie-9th)Impact players drafted and signed: 13 (rank: 12th)Most recent impact player drafted and signed: Trevor Bauer, 2011, first round, pick No. 3 (15.2 WAR)Lowest pick for impact player drafted... [More]

May 191910 — Cy Young won the 500th game of his career as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators, 5-4, in 11 innings.1910 — Boston beat the Pirates 6-3 for the first time in 26 tries.1942 — Paul Waner of the Boston Braves got his 3,000th career hit off Pittsburgh's Rip Sewell in a 7-6, 11-inning loss to the Pirates.1956 — Pittsburgh's Dale Long hit a ninth-inning homer against the Chicago Cubs. It was Long's first of eight straight games with a homer.1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became the NL career hits leader. The 41-year-old got a ninth-inning single for his 3,431st hit and moved past Honus Wagner. The Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1.1968 — After hitting 10 home runs in six games, Frank Howard of the Washington Senators was stopped by pitcher Earl Wilson of Detroit, which won the game 5-4.1981 — Pittsburgh's Jim Bibby gave up a leadoff single to Terry Harper of the Atlanta Braves, then retired the next 27 batters for a 5-0 one-hitter. Bibby also hit two doubles.2000... [More]

May 121910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.1937 — St. Louis' Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.1955 — Sam "Toothpick" Jones of the Cubs got a no-hitter the hard way. In the ninth inning against Pittsburgh, he walked the bases full and then struck out the next three batters for a 4-0 victory.1956 — Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.1966 — Lou Brock's RBI single in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou hit two home runs for the Braves.1970 — Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run off Pat Jarvis in Chicago's 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.2000 — Boston's Pedro Martinez, who had 17 strikeouts in his last start May 6 against Tampa Bay, struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over Baltimore, to tie an AL record... [More]

Yes, the baseball draft can feel like a bit of a crapshoot, but it does help to be picking near the top.This year's draft took place Monday night, with the Detroit Tigers selecting Auburn right-hander Casey Mize with the top pick . San Francisco followed by picking Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart. It could be a while before either of those players makes an impact in the majors, but if the past two decades are any indication, the top two picks are as likely as anybody to provide major value.From 1998-2017, the 20 players picked No. 1 overall have been worth a total of 313.5 wins above replacement, according to Baseball-Reference.com. That's more value than any other slot in the first round. The 20 players drafted at No. 2 have been worth 261.3 WAR, which is the second-most value.After the top two picks, the draft has been more hit-or-miss. For example, the No. 7 pick (222.4 WAR) has yielded significantly more value than the No. 4 pick (82.1). That's not to say that a team should rather pick... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres had a tough time at the plate in his first major league game.The prized prospect went 0 for 4 and stranded six runners during his highly anticipated debut for the New York Yankees, who nonetheless cruised to a 5-1 victory Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays."I feel good. Super excited," Torres said afterward.The 21-year-old infielder played second base and batted eighth in a Yankees lineup that didn't include a player 30 or older for the first time since Sept. 29, 1989, according to STATS.Rated among the top five or six prospects in baseball, Torres became the youngest position player to appear in a game for the Yankees since 20-year-old Melky Cabrera in 2005. Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, also 21, is the only major leaguer younger than Torres to play in a game this season."We just feel like he's ready," New York manager Aaron Boone said. "We think he has a chance to be a special player."The crowd at Yankee Stadium buzzed when Torres came to the plate... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — With prized prospect Gleyber Torres on board, the New York Yankees are going young.After getting called up from the minors, Torres made his highly anticipated major league debut Sunday against Toronto. The 21-year-old infielder was at second base, batting eighth in a Yankees lineup that didn't include a player 30 or older for the first time since Sept. 29, 1989, according to STATS.Veteran left fielder Brett Gardner was rested, so the senior starter on the field was 29-year-old catcher Austin Romine.Rated among the top five or six prospects in baseball, Torres became the youngest position player to appear in a game for the Yankees since 20-year-old Melky Cabrera in 2005. Atlanta second baseman Ozzie Albies, also 21, is the only major leaguer younger than Torres to play in a game this season."We just feel like he's ready," New York manager Aaron Boone said. "We think he has a chance to be a special player."The crowd at Yankee Stadium buzzed when Torres came to the plate for... [More]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Even while his Boston Red Sox headed toward a second straight division crown, manager John Farrell sensed something was amiss.As in, his job could be in jeopardy."I think as the season wore on, and as we got down to the final weeks, maybe there was a little bit of a gut feeling like, you know what, this might be taking place," the new ESPN analyst said Monday, "and it did."Less than 48 hours after the Red Sox lost to Houston in the AL Division Series in October, Farrell was fired.Farrell's five-year tenure was marked by all-or-nothing results.He debuted in the Boston dugout with a World Series championship in 2013. The next two seasons, the Red Sox finished in last place. Then they posted back-to-back division titles for the first time in team history, but lost in the ALDS each year.Farrell was among three managers who got fired after making the playoffs — Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees and Dusty Baker also were let go."This has been a unique offseason in many... [More]

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Even while his Boston Red Sox headed toward a second straight division crown, manager John Farrell sensed something was amiss.As in, his job could be in jeopardy."I think as the season wore on, and as we got down to the final weeks, maybe there was a little bit of a gut feeling like, you know what, this might be taking place," the new ESPN analyst said Monday, "and it did."Less than 48 hours after the Red Sox lost to Houston in the AL Division Series in October, Farrell was fired.Farrell's five-year tenure was marked by all-or-nothing results.He debuted in the Boston dugout with a World Series championship in 2013. The next two seasons, the Red Sox finished in last place. Then they posted back-to-back division titles for the first time in team history, but lost in the ALDS each year.Farrell was among three managers who got fired after making the playoffs — Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees and Dusty Baker also were let go."This has been a unique offseason in many... [More]

1B Mark Teixeira retired after a 14-year career, the last eight coming with the Yankees. New York signed him to an eight-year deal and he hit .248 with 206 home runs and 622 RBIs in that span. In the last 30 days, the regular first baseman lineage, at least when healthy, has been Don Mattingly, Tino Martinez, Jason Giambi and Teixeira. Next year it is expected to be Greg Bird, who hit 16 home runs and was the team's regular first baseman when Teixeira was lost for the season in 2015.

1B Mark Teixeira finished his 14-year career by going 0-for-3 Sunday. He was lifted from the game in the seventh inning and concluded his career with a .268 average, 409 home runs and 1,298 RBIs in 1,862 games with Texas, Atlanta, the Los Angeles Angels and Yankees.

1B Mark Teixeira was honored by the Yankees in a pregame ceremony. During the ceremony, he received a thank card signed by kids from the Harlem RBI program, a framed jersey from managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and a replica base signed by all his teammates.

1B Mark Teixeira was 1-for-2 in his penultimate game as an active major leaguer. He struck out in the second inning and singled to center field before being lifted for a pinch runner in the fifth. Teixeira is expected to be in the lineup Sunday when he will be honored before the game. "Just excited for him," Yankees third baseman Chase Headley said." He's had an unbelievable career and it's been a privilege to play with him for the past couple of years. He's been a tremendous player for a really long time but he's a better person. It will be fun to celebrate his career with him tomorrow and I wish him well."

1B Mark Teixeira began the last series of his career and was 0-for-1 with a sacrifice fly before being replaced by rookie 1B Tyler Austin. For most of his time with the Yankees, Teixeira's walk-up song has been Twisted Sister's 1984 song "I Wanna Rock" and before the game, he was presented with an autographed guitar from all the members of the band.

1B Mark Teixeira is expected to be in the Yankees' starting lineup Friday.

1B Mark Teixeira hit his first career regular-season walk-off home run when he hit a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning against Boston RHP Joe Kelly. It was his fifth career game-ending hit but first since May 24, 2011 vs. Toronto. It was the Yankees' first walk-off grand slam since April 7, 2007 when former DH Alex Rodriguez did it against Baltimore's Chris Ray. Teixeira also became the first Yankee to hit a walk-off grand slam against the Red Sox since Charlie Keller did it off Mike Ryba on Aug. 12, 1942.

1B Mark Teixeira hit his 14th homer of the season Monday in the ninth inning to start a five-run rally that resulted in the Yankees' 7-5 win over the Blue Jays. He passed CF Duke Snider for 54th on the all-time homer list with 408. He also took over sole possession of 14th place on the club's all-time homer list.

1B Mark Teixeira (neck) did not start because of a sore neck. He entered the game defensively in the eighth inning after 1B/DH Billy Butler struck out as a pinch hitter for INF/OF Tyler Austin in the eighth inning. Austin started at first base. Teixeira also missed Friday's game with the neck problem.

1B Mark Teixeira went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, stranding four runners and seeing his season average drop to .197. The Yankees stranded 10 men on base overall, with Teixeira popping out with two on in the first inning.

1B Mark Teixeira returned after missing two games with a neck ailment and was pegged eighth in the batting order. "It's not something that I've done a lot of," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I kind of looked at the match up. The guys in front of him have had some success off of (Clay) Buchholz, and that's probably the main reason I put him there." Teixeira, batting .198 this season, is 4-for-28 (.143) with two homers, seven RBIs, three walks and eight strikeouts against Buchholz.

1B Mark Teixeira hit his 11th career grand slam Friday night in the fourth inning. Teixeira took a curtain call after hitting his 12th home run and first grand slam since July 31, 2015 at Chicago off LHP Carlos Rodon. It was also his 203rd home run with the Yankees, tying Roger Maris for 15th place in franchise history.