Associated Press May 6, 2023, 05:50 PM ET CINCINNATI — White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jimenez was hospitalized Saturday because of abdominal pain. “He had some abdominal pain last night and it intensified throughout the night,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “This morning we took him to the hospital for further evaluation and he’s
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Associated Press May 6, 2023, 04:20 PM ET ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone expects slugger Aaron Judge will return from a right hip strain for Tuesday night’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Judge worked out Saturday at the team’s minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, about 30 minutes from where
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 02:49 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus to get more playing time. The team made the move with Gonzalez on Saturday before facing the Minnesota Twins. Infielder Tyler Freeman was recalled to take Gonzalez’s roster spot. Gonzalez, 25, has struggled at
May 6, 2023, 07:04 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup due to left wrist discomfort. Daulton Varsho slid up to No. 3, Guerrero’s traditional slot, in the batting order, and Cavan Biggio entered into the lineup at first base for the second of
May 6, 2023, 01:57 PM ET Just 33 games into Willson Contreras‘ tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team intends to remove him from the regular catching rotation and use him primarily at designated hitter and in the outfield. Contreras, who joined the Cardinals on a five-year, $87.5 million contract as a free agent
May 6, 2023, 01:13 AM ET The Oakland Athletics said they are “working to address the situation” after play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper apologized on the air for appearing to use a racial slur during a pregame segment before Friday’s game at the Kansas City Royals. Kuiper appeared to say the slur on NBC Sports California
ESPN News Services May 5, 2023, 09:42 PM ET Houston right-hander Luis Garcia needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the season, another major blow to the Astros’ starting rotation. A date for Garcia’s surgery has not been set, and the Astros said that he is expected to return at some point
ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Kyle Muller became the first A’s starter to earn a win in 33 games this year as Oakland outslugged the Kansas City Royals 12-8 on Friday night in a matchup between the bottom two teams in baseball. The drought was the longest to begin a season
ESPN News Services May 5, 2023, 10:38 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Randy Arozarena homered in the first inning and then was hit by pitches in his next two plate appearances, leading to Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash being ejected as the MLB-best Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night in
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 01:58 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw and had three RBIs for San Diego, which beat National Leagur West rival Los Angeles 5-2 Friday night in the first meeting between the teams since the Padres eliminated the Dodgers in the NL