Associated Press May 8, 2023, 04:47 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have changed their minds about extending beer sales beyond the seventh inning of home games. The Brewers were among a handful of teams that extended beer sales through the eighth inning in response to the shorter games this season following the pitch
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Tristan H. Cockcroft May 8, 2023, 11:05 AM ET The closer carousel is constantly rotating, making things spin — and sometimes well out of control — for fantasy managers looking to get a handle on their pitching staffs. This week, the roundabout continues its journey, only with a trio of bullpens that appear to be
May 7, 2023, 11:29 AM ET Former major league pitcher Vida Blue has died. He was 73 years old. The 1971 winner of both the AL MVP and Cy Young awards, Blue’s playing career spanned three decades with the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and two stints with the San Francisco Giants. Following his award-winning
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 07:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Hanser Alberto had four hits, drove in a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 06:22 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak — their longest skid in 16 years — with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Goldschmidt had four hits and four RBIs in his third
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 06:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was removed from Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Oakland Athletics in the sixth inning after getting hit in the face by a liner that was 106.2 mph off the bat of Ryan Noda. Yarbrough was able to walk
May 7, 2023, 02:34 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are expected to open the 2024 season with a pair of games in South Korea, a source familiar with the process told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Sunday. The games will be the first MLB contests played in South Korea and will
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 06:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber homered after being dropped from leadoff to fifth in the batting order, and the Philadelphia Phillies stopped a six-game skid with a 6-1 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday that ended Boston’s eight-game winning streak. J.T. Realmuto singled twice and drove
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper has been suspended after uttering a racial slur while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. NBC Sports California said in a statement Saturday that Kuiper will remain off the air until a review of what happened during Friday night’s
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 11:32 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper‘s first homer of the season wasn’t enough to prevent the Boston Red Sox from winning their eighth straight game, 7-4 against the slumping Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The 30-year-old Harper, batting as the designated hitter, was playing in his fourth game