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The All-Star break is over, which means it’s time to get back down to business. We’ve got 2 1/2 months left in the season, and there are pennant races to decide. The Wild Card is great and all, but those division champion flags fly forever.

Sure, a few races seem a little bit sewn up, but we’ve seen over the years that collapses can happen. The point is that the standings are sure to look much different in October than they look right now.

Here’s a ranking of the most exciting division races, moving forward. Strap in: This is the fun part.

The Trade Deadline is approaching, but for some teams, roster reinforcements will come internally in the form of key players returning from injury.

The second half of the season is here, and you can now follow all of the action on MLB.TV at a reduced price for an All Teams Yearly subscription.

With an impressive home run robbery at the wall — in front of the “J-Rod Squad,” no less — the Tigers’ Matt Vierling wasn’t about to let Julio Rodríguez continue his Derby-slugging ways at T-Mobile Park.

USA Baseball announced the 20-woman roster for the Women’s National Team, which will compete in the upcoming Women’s Baseball World Cup, and nearly all of the players have connections to MLB’s baseball and softball development initiative.

Becoming a Major League manager was a long-awaited objective for Blue Jays skipper John Schneider, but getting to do it with players who rose through the ranks with him makes his place in the Toronto dugout even more meaningful.

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