Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Cleveland’s All-Star game is a welcome home for Michael Brantley and CC Sabathia, but Francisco Lindor’s upcoming free agency is a tricky topic.

Juiced baseballs are cited as the reason for home runs being hit at a record pace, but what if PED use is also to blame? “You can’t help but wonder.”

Here we are two decades later, with MLB having one of the most extensive drug-testing programs, and we’re left wondering if history is repeating itself.

MLB still says it’s illegal, but don’t ask ex-player David Segui, who remains an advocate for steroids and tells USA TODAY he still uses testosterone.

Albert Pujols, who led the Cardinals to two World Series titles, returns to St. Louis for the first time since signing a $240 million deal in 2011.

Mike Moustakas, snubbed on the free-agent market two years in a row, is making sure it won’t be a trifecta with All-Star banner season.

Ten years ago, no one in baseball wanted him. Today, the Padres’ Kirby Yates is the envy of every team who now wants to trade for him.

As the Vietnam War raged, the 1969 New York Mets came along and their underdog story was something everyone in America could get behind.

It’s been a bit of a question mark in recent years, but the Dodgers’ starting pitching is primed for an all-time great year – and deep into October.