ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2023, 07:20 AM ET The red-hot Chicago Cubs, fueled by an offense that is putting up numbers not seen by the team’s faithful in more than 120 years, are right in the thick of the National League Central race. Chicago clubbed 16 hits and five home runs in a 16-6
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 06:21 AM ET ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have baseball’s best record, and now they’re getting their best pitcher back. Max Fried is set to rejoin the Braves’ rotation on Friday when the team opens a weekend series at the Chicago Cubs, providing a huge boost to a team that
ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2023, 12:10 AM ET Rays ace Shane McClanahan will return to Tampa, Florida, on Thursday to have his arm checked by the team’s doctor. McClanahan started Wednesday night against the New York Yankees, allowing Anthony Volpe‘s two-run homer and Giancarlo Stanton‘s three-run shot in a 7-2 loss at Yankee Stadium.
Aug 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET A fair number of MLB teams look a little different than they did just a week ago. With the 2023 trade deadline behind us, there are some faces in new places — and others in familiar ones, most notably Justin Verlander, who returned to Houston in the biggest deal
Aug 2, 2023, 04:27 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays placed shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right patellar tendinitis. Bichette left Monday’s 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning because of a sore right knee. Manager John Scheidner told reporters Tuesday that an MRI showed “no significant
ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Eduardo Rodriguez pitched the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, then addressed why he opted to remain with Detroit afterward. The veteran left-hander used his 10-team no-trade clause to veto a deal that would have sent him to the Los
ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2023, 05:15 PM ET Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman was placed on the 15-day injured list with right hip inflammation, the team announced Wednesday. Stroman, who received a cortisone shot on the hip, isn’t expected to miss much action, manager David Ross said. The move is retroactive to Tuesday. “He’s
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 05:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Nestor Cortes will return to the Yankees‘ rotation this weekend in a four-game series against the Houston Astros after missing more than two months with a left rotator cuff strain. Cortes was scheduled to make a third minor league rehab start Wednesday. When he
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 09:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Austin Adams will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured right ankle in Tuesday’s loss to San Francisco. He was placed on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Adams entered to start the eighth inning,
ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2023, 06:31 PM ET New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German has voluntarily entered inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse, the team said Wednesday. German was placed on the restricted list while he undergoes treatment, according to the Yankees. General manager Brian Cashman told reporters that German won’t pitch again this season.