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7:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets continue to dominate over a month into the MLB season. However, some new faces have emerged in the last couple of weeks. A red-hot Los Angeles Angels squad has won six of its last seven games, outscoring opponents 52-19, and the

10:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery Wednesday, and the team said there likely wouldn’t be any updates until next week. The Padres provided no further details as they announced Melvin’s procedure during the team’s 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Melvin said Tuesday that he didn’t

4:38 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers‘ Christian Yelich joined an exclusive club Wednesday, hitting for the third cycle of his career during a 14-11 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Yelich’s three career cycles tie him with five other players for the MLB lead. Trea Turner was the most recent player to accomplish the feat, doing

11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Justin Verlander missed his fourth no-hitter by five outs but still faced the minimum through eight innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 5-0 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win. Twins third baseman Gio Urshela singled to right field with one out in the eighth to

12:13 AM ET Los Angeles Angels rookie left-hander Reid Detmers pitched a no-hitter in a 12-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium, becoming at age 22 the youngest pitcher to throw one since Anibal Sanchez in 2006 for the Marlins. It was the majors’ second no-hitter this season, and

6:33 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was moved to the 60-day injured list by the New York Mets on Tuesday in a procedural move that does not necessarily indicate any news about his progress in returning from a stress reaction on his right shoulder blade. DeGrom has

11:38 AM ET CHICAGO — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson had his one-game suspension for making an obscene gesture toward fans in a game in Cleveland recently reduced to just a fine, according to a source familiar with the situation. After a fan made a comment to Anderson in the first game of a doubleheader

1:30 AM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the 11th, powering a huge comeback that carried the Cleveland Guardians past the Chicago White Sox 12-9 on Monday night. Naylor also had a run-scoring double in the

2:30 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox activated two key players from the injured list on Monday as third baseman Yoan Moncada and new reliever Joe Kelly are ready to make their first appearances of the season, the team announced in a press release. Moncada, 26, has been out since the final days

8:54 AM ET Gleyber Torres lifted the New York Yankees to a thrilling victory Sunday over the Texas Rangers with a walk-off home run to right field. After the game, Rangers manager Chris Woodward also took aim at Yankee Stadium’s short porch. “Small ballpark, that’s an easy out in 99% of ballparks. … [Torres] just

4:44 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs scratched starting pitcher Marcus Stroman for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, placing him on the injured list without a designation. That move is normally reserved for COVID-19 related issues. Stroman, 31, will be replaced by lefty Justin Steele who is 1-3 with a 5.50

4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin on the COVID-related injured list Sunday. Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez was named the 27th man for Sunday’s home doubleheader against the New York Mets and will replace Eflin as the starter in Game 2. The Phillies recalled right-hander Connor Brogdon

6:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. McCutchen returned to the team hotel in Atlanta and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The Brewers recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Nashville, but it was not known if he would arrive in Atlanta before

5:40 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured rib cage suffered in late February, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. “He’s had a small, it’s a personal medical issue — it’s not orthopedic, it’s

1:42 PM ET The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-hander George Kirby, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Kirby, who was scratched from his start for Double-A Arkansas on Saturday, will be making his major league debut for the Mariners against the Tampa Bay Rays on

6:31 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Pinch-hitter Manuel Margot launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the scuffling Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Friday night for their seventh straight road win. Mariners pinch-hitter Jarred Kelenic put Seattle up 6-5 in the eighth with a two-run

7:52 PM ET Veteran umpire Dan Bellino has issued an apology after ejecting Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. “I would like to address my actions on May 4 involving Madison Bumgarner,” the statement said. “When I began my MLB career almost 15 years ago,

5:24 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have avoided a scare with star shortstop Carlos Correa, whose right middle finger is not broken as initially feared following a hit-by-pitch in the previous game. The CT scan Friday confirmed that he did not suffer a fracture, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said.