5:58 PM ET All-Star rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez was back in the Seattle Mariners‘ lineup for Tuesday’s 5-4 win against the Texas Rangers after missing the past four games with a bruised left wrist. Batting leadoff, Rodriguez homered in his first at-bat off Rangers starter Dane Dunning, giving him 17 for the season. He was
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2:34 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list because of left Achilles tendinitis. The Yankees announced the roster move before Tuesday night’s crosstown showdown against the Mets. Stanton requested an MRI on Monday after he woke up with a sore Achilles, but Yankees manager Aaron
12:39 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano has been activated from the 60-day injured list after missing three months with torn meniscus in his left knee. The Twins announced the move before starting a two-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Sano hurt his knee April 26 while celebrating
9:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom will make what could be his final minor league rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7, 2021. The 34-year-old right-hander missed the second half of last season
4:30 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association formally rejected MLB’s last proposal on an international draft on Monday, the deadline for both sides to reach agreement on a long-standing issue with major ripple effects. The absence of a draft means the qualifying-offer system and the international signing period will each remain as is.
7:00 AM ET The 2022 MLB trade deadline is coming fast, with teams weighing their biggest needs before 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 2 arrives. Will the Washington Nationals make a blockbuster Juan Soto trade? Could Shohei Ohtani be on the move from the Los Angeles Angels? Could Luis Castillo and Willson Contreras be dealt
9:18 PM ET With a deadline looming, MLB on Sunday submitted what was billed as a final offer regarding an international draft, sources told ESPN. The league increased the amount of money that would be guaranteed to the top 600 international players by $10 million, going from $181 million to $191 million, sources said. But
5:27 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted seven new members during induction ceremonies on Sunday. But the afternoon of speechifying, poignance and remembrance belonged to Big Papi. “Wow! Cooperstown!” began David Ortiz, kicking off his speech to the crowd sprawled across the grounds at the Clark Sports Complex. The
8:04 AM ET It’s costing more to root, root, root for the home team, especially if you want to pony up for peanuts and Cracker Jack. A maelstrom of complications — including COVID-19-driven supply-chain disruptions, skyrocketing fuel prices and additional spending cash available to consumers from U.S. government stimulus programs — has contributed to the
7:23 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will not be returning when he’s eligible to come off the injured list on Monday. Trout, dealing with left rib cage inflammation, hasn’t played since July 12. He was a late scratch from the lineup in the Angels’ 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last
3:46 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The love affair that ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian has enjoyed for decades with the sport of baseball — and everyone associated with it — reached its pinnacle on Saturday when he was honored as this year’s recipient of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. “This has been the most overwhelming, most
10:03 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Raimel Tapia put his head down and started a slow jog to first base, not sure he had gotten the pop he wanted when he drove a bases-loaded fly ball to deep center field in the third inning. Then everything about the play — and the rest of
11:37 PM ET William E. Ricks The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t wait long to find their groove after the All-Star break. They put on an offensive clinic Friday night, defeating the Boston Red Sox 28-5. 1 Related Left fielder Raimel Tapia put on a show, finishing 3-for-7 at the plate with six RBIs and a
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7:00 AM ET It wasn’t the brawl. It feels like it could have been. The brawl fits into the timeline of the Seattle Mariners‘ sudden turnaround from afterthought to wild-card contender, a surge that includes the team’s current 14-game win streak — the longest ever for a team heading into the All-Star break and one
11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — The Houston Astros opened the second half of the season by sweeping the New York Yankees in a doubleheader Thursday to inch closer in the standings to the team with baseball’s best record. Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman both homered and combined for five RBI as the
5:49 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May, revealing himself as one of the previously anonymous donors who covered costs for families after one of the deadliest classroom shootings in
7:00 AM ET Coming out of the All-Star break, a few teams have all but secured a trip to October, others are in the thick of the playoff hunt and some already have their eyes set on next season. Will the Yankees reach 116 wins this season? Can the Braves keep building on their momentum