May 71917 — Babe Ruth of the Red Sox allowed two hits as he outdueled Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators 1-0. Ruth knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.1922 — Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched the only no-hitter of the year, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0.1925 — Pittsburgh shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals when he caught Jim Bottomley’s line drive, stepped on second to double Jimmy Cooney, and tagged Rogers Hornsby coming from first.1957 — Cleveland pitcher Herb Score was hit on the right eye by a line drive off the bat of Gil McDougald in the first inning. The ball broke Score’s nose and damaged his eye; he missed the rest of the season.1959 — A crowd of 93,103 came to the Los Angeles Coliseum on “Roy Campanella Night” to show its affection for the paralyzed Dodger catcher. The Dodgers were beaten by the New York Yankees 6-2 in an exhibition game that followed the ceremonies.1960... [More]

May 61915 — As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.1917 — Bob Groom of the Browns duplicated teammate Ernie Koob’s feat of the previous day by pitching a no-hitter, a 3-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a doubleheader in St. Louis.1951 — Cliff Chambers of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a 3-0 no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader against the Braves in Boston.1953 — Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Athletics in his first major league start. He never pitched another complete game in the majors.1982 — Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners became the 15th major league pitcher with 300 victories when he defeated the New York Yankees 7-3 at the Kingdome.1994 — Anthony Young won as a starter for the first time in more than two years as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates... [More]

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]

OF Desmond Jennings was released from his minor league contract Friday. Jennings, who signed with the Mets on Apr. 5 after being released by the Cincinnati Reds, played regularly for Triple-A Las Vegas but batted just .237 with eight homers and 25 RBIs in 55 games. He has hit .245 with 55 homers, 191 RBIs and 95 stolen bases in 567 big league games, all spent with the Tampa Bay Rays, dating back to 2010.

OF Desmond Jennings was signed to a minor league deal by the Mets on Wednesday. Jennings, 30, will be assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas, which begins its season in the Pacific Coast League on Thursday at El Paso. Jennings was once a top prospect for the Tampa Bay Rays but recent injuries hindered his performance. During spring training with the Cincinnati Reds, Jennings hit .195 with two home runs in 18 games.

OF Desmond Jennings will be released on Saturday, three weeks after placing him on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee contusion. Jennings posted a career-low .218 on-base percentage over 65 games this season and has been plagued by injuries in each of the past two years, playing a total of 93 games. Jennings, 29, finished seventh in the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year balloting and played 567 games with the Rays, who selected him in the 10th round of the 2006 draft.

OF Desmond Jennings is back on the disabled list, this time with a bruised knee after he fouled a pitch off his knee Tuesday. Jennings has missed much of this season with injuries and has underperformed, batting .200. It's possible he has played his last game with the Rays.

OF Desmond Jennings was activated off the disabled list after missing a month with a hamstring injury, and he came up with the Rays' only hit Monday, an eighth-inning double to left field. With Brandon Guyer's trade to the Indians, he will have a chance for more playing time, though still likely as a fourth outfielder.

OF Desmond Jennings was activated from the disabled list, where he'd been since June with a hamstring strain. Jennings, who had a .202 batting average before the injury, was in the starting lineup Monday, playing in left field and batting fifth.

OF Desmond Jennings (hamstring strain) went 1-for-4 with advanced Class-A Charlotte on Tuesday night in his first rehab start. Jennings could return to the Rays next week if he doesn't suffer any setbacks.

OF Desmond Jennings was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Charlotte. He played in his first rehab game Tuesday, as he works his way back from a hamstring strain sustained on June 30. He batted leadoff as the DH and finished 1-for-4 with a strikeout. Barring any setbacks, Rays manager Kevin Cash hopes to have Jennings back early next week when Tampa Bay hosts Kansas City.

LF Desmond Jennings (left hamstring strain) hit against RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery, May 2015) in a two-inning simulated game on Saturday at Class A Charlotte. "I think he went and ran bases and also hit live batting practice with the club," Kevin Cash said. Jennings has been on the disabled list since July 4, retroactive to July 1.

OF Desmond Jennings, out since July 1 with a hamstring injury, was expected to work out with the Rays' Class-A Charlotte team in Dunedin on Sunday before beginning a rehab assignment.

OF Desmond Jennings was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 1 due to a left hamstring strain. He played well in the past month while the Rays battled outfield injuries. The team hopes he can be back shortly after the All-Star break.

OF Desmond Jennings, who left Thursday's game with a tight hamstring, did not play in Friday's game and remains day-to-day. The Rays outfield remains very limited by injuries, with four regulars sidelined right now.

OF Desmond Jennings left Thursday's game after he doubled in the second inning and the Rays say he's day-to-day with a tight left hamstring. His bat has picked up of late, with four home runs in June, his most in any month since 2014.

OF Desmond Jennings hit a solo home run -- his seventh on the season -- as part of the Rays' offensive explosion. As healthy outfielders return from injury, some even this week, he'll be fighting to continue as an everyday bat in the lineup.

OF Desmond Jennings left the game in the eighth inning with tightness in his left quad. Jennings is said to be day-to-day and manager Kevin Cash was hopeful that with Monday off he could return for Tuesday's game against Seattle. Jennings had an RBI single Sunday and is batting .189 on the season.

CF Desmond Jennings was 5-for-11 with a double, two homers, three RBIs and two walks while starting all three games of the series at Arizona, the first time had started three straight since April 25-27. "He's having really good at-bats," manager Kevin Cash said. "He's played complete games. He's covered a ton of ground, made some great plays, and the bat obviously, some big hits. It's great to see." Jennings went to the fence to take a hit away from Arizona 2B Jean Segura and made a diving catch in short center field to take a hit from 3B Jake Lamb on Tuesday.

CF Desmond Jennings was 3-for-4 with a double, homer and two RBIs while getting a start against Arizona LHP Robbie Ray, breaking a 2-for-26 skid dating to the fourth inning of a May 20 game. "He just didn't get off to the start he was hoping for, we were hoping for, and he just hasn't been on the field that much," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "You lose some timing. We've said it over and over that we need Desmond to get going for us because he can provide quite a bit with the speed and the power combination." Jennings was unavailable for comment after the game.