Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

After more than 1,000 games and 13 seasons in the minor leagues, infielder Drew Maggi stunned when hearing he’ll get a chance to make his MLB debut.

MLB rules require automatic suspension after the Mets’ Max Scherzer was ruled to have an illegal foreign substance on his hand, glove vs. Dodgers.

After leading the Giants to three World Series titles, four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner has struggled to a 5.23 ERA over four seasons in Arizona.

After Bill Polian criticized Ryan Leaf’s dedication, the former No. 2 overall draft pick hit back for continuing “to spew this (expletive) narrative.”

In a video of a heated exchange with a Suns fan, Russell Westbrook is heard saying, “Watch your mouth” to and punctuating it with an expletive.

“It’s something that I’ll never forget,” John Rhys Plumlee said after his historic feat Friday on the diamond and the gridiron.

Noted Warriors fan Earl Stevens, known as E-40, was kicked out of his courtside seat in Sacramento on Saturday after an altercation with heckler.

With hits in his first 12 career games, St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker has tied the longest streak by an MLB player 20 years old or younger.

Wide receiver Michael Jefferson was projected as a possible mid-round pick after catching 51 passes for 810 yards and seven TDs last season.

Rick Wolff, who began hosting “The Sports Edge” on WFAN in 1998, was also a writer, editor and former minor league baseball player. He died at 71.