Associated Press May 19, 2023, 06:09 PM ET NEW YORK — Former All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is back in the major leagues, this time with the Mets. Sánchez, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Yankees, joined the Mets on Friday when his contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse. “It feels
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May 19, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is set to make his season debut Friday night against the Oakland Athletics after the team activated him from the injured list. He had surgery in March after breaking his right thumb during the World Baseball Classic. At the time of the injury
ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 09:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have disinvited a LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups. The charity, protest and performance group was to have received the team’s Community Hero Award in a ceremony
ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 11:41 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals tied a franchise record by going deep seven times to power past the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-8 in a slugfest Thursday night. Nolan Arenado added a two-run
Associated Press May 18, 2023, 09:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have disinvited a satirical LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups. The charity, protest and performance group was to have received the team’s Community Hero Award in
May 19, 2023, 12:59 AM ET With multiple catchers injured, the New York Mets are bringing up veteran Gary Sanchez, according to multiple reports on Thursday. The Mets signed Sanchez on May 9, one week after he opted out of a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. He reportedly could have terminated the
May 18, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Right-hander Liam Hendriks was back in Chicago on Thursday and the White Sox closer could make his return from stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as early as Monday. Hendriks is scheduled to throw live batting practice to teammates Friday and an assessment will be made from there on when he
Cesar Hernandez May 18, 2023, 01:31 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday that the city of San Diego has been handed an expansion franchise, thereby increasing the league to 30 teams. The news was revealed during an event at Snapdragon Stadium, which is set to be the 35,000-capacity
May 18, 2023, 09:38 AM ET The Boston Red Sox have moved struggling pitcher Nick Pivetta to the bullpen, where he will work as a multi-inning reliever. Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced the decision after Wednesday’s victory over the Seattle Mariners, saying that the move was partly prompted by Boston’s recent influx of healthy
ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 04:54 PM ET The New York Yankees placed starting catcher Jose Trevino on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring strain and recalled catcher Ben Rortvedt from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Trevino, 30, is batting .219 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 30 games (28