10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber threw the sixth no-hitter this season in Major League Baseball on Wednesday night, striking out nine in a 2-0 win against the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old’s 101-pitch gem came one night after Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull accomplished the feat against the Seattle
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12:13 AM ET When the New York Yankees started the 2021 season 5-10, with general manager Brian Cashman telling the media that the team had played a 15-game stretch they’d like to forget, the assumption from many observers around baseball was that the Bronx Bombers’ offense would eventually come around, with the likes of DJ
7:15 AM ET Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how
6:54 PM ET Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right calf strain and is expected to be out six to eight weeks, the team announced. Trout appeared to strain his calf in the first inning Monday night against the Cleveland Indians while jogging to
12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull threw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 win Tuesday night, marking the fifth no-hitter of the major league season. Turnbull had nine strikeouts, relying heavily on his fastball but mixing in a strong slider to keep Seattle shut down.
10:02 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures after being hit by a pitch, the team announced Tuesday morning. He will meet with a facial specialist in Atlanta to determine next steps, the team said. Pillar was injured in the top of the seventh inning when a
4:18 PM ET The New York Mets have placed right fielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Jeff McNeil on the 10-day injured list Monday with hamstring injuries, further depleting their starting lineup. Both players suffered their injuries in Sunday’s 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, who swept a weekend series against the Mets. The
2:50 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols has signed a major league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving 30 miles north to extend his remarkable career after leaving the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols, 41, formalized his one-year deal Monday with the defending World Series champions after agreeing to make the
2:14 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 14, with a left quad strain, the team announced Monday. Stanton was scratched about an hour before the first pitch of Friday’s game due to left quad tightness. The slugger told manager Aaron Boone that he
7:09 PM ET CHICAGO — Add Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny to the list of people who have questioned motives behind video replay. Matheny was on the wrong end of a review in the bottom of the ninth inning of his team’s game against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. With two outs in
6:56 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — The injury-depleted Philadelphia Phillies lost a game, another player and their temper. Television cameras showed a confrontation in the dugout between Phillies manager Joe Girardi and second baseman Jean Segura during Sunday’s 10-8 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Segura committed two errors. One miscue came in
3:48 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — World Series MVP Corey Seager will miss at least a few weeks for the Los Angeles Dodgers after breaking a bone in his right hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the star shortstop does not need surgery on his broken fifth metacarpal — the bone closest
1:49 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager broke his right hand in the fifth inning of Saturday’s win when he was hit by Miami Marlins left-hander Ross Detwiler. X-rays after the game revealed the injury, the Dodgers announced. The news hits a Dodgers team already
10:08 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper left Saturday’s 4-0 road loss to the Toronto Blue Jays with right shoulder soreness. He is day-to-day, according to the team. Harper left the game before the bottom of the fourth inning, when Scott Kingery took over in right field. He last batted in the third inning,
4:35 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols are in agreement on a major league contract, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report by the Los Angeles Times. Pujols, in the last year of his 10-year, $240 million contract, was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles
2:32 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — At two minor league levels, the first hit for prized Seattle prospect Jarred Kelenic was a home run. Same start in the majors. Kelenic made his first career hit extra memorable with a two-run homer and later added a pair of doubles, leading the Mariners to a
4:33 PM ET Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier both left Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader after they collided in the second inning, Dozier was placed on the 7-day IL Friday night after suffering a quad contusion and neck discomfort in the collision. Abreu is day-to-day
4:12 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Jake Arrieta and infielder Nico Hoerner from the 10-day injured list while optioning hurler Jason Adam and outfielder Nick Martini to Triple-A Iowa. Arrieta, 35, missed one start due to a cut on his thumb but he’ll take the mound on Friday night against the Detroit Tigers.