5:03 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies on Friday placed right-handed pitcher German Marquez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with right elbow inflammation. Marquez left his start Wednesday against Cleveland after feeling a sharp pain in his elbow in the bottom of the fourth inning on his 58th pitch
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6:08 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Cody Bellinger from the paternity list Friday and designated catcher Luis Torrens for assignment. Bellinger last played for the Cubs on Sunday before being away from the team as his girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s second child. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bellinger, 27, is off to
8:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The White Sox signed former New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier to a minor-league contract on Friday. The six-year veteran was in uniform and available to play for Triple-A Charlotte. The Texas Rangers released him from a minor-league contract on Tuesday. Frazier played his first five seasons in
2:15 PM ET The Atlanta Braves returned outfielder Michael Harris II from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list Friday. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year, Harris had been on the IL since April 7 with a strained lower back suffered while trying to steal a base. In two rehab
11:00 AM ET The Seattle Mariners unveiled their City Connect uniforms, channeling a throwback vibe with the return of the trident logo. The design pays homage to the history of baseball in the city with nods to the Pilots and the Steelheads. “We really set out to create a bold, clean, forceful modern look,” Mariners
1:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — By the time the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday for their historic two-game series at Mexico City’s Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a flurry of Major League Baseball officials will have waxed poetic about the capital city’s warm reception and appetite
7:42 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Rick Hahn wore the blame for his team’s 7-18 start to the season as it returned home from a 0-6 road trip to begin a four-game series against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Chicago has lost seven in a row overall. “Put it on
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda had an MRI on his right elbow Thursday that showed a muscle strain and inflammation. Maeda, complained of muscle discomfort on the top of his right arm during Minnesota’s 12-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday, did not have any structural damage
5:19 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was released from the hospital Thursday and cleared to rejoin the team. Willis became lightheaded before Wednesday’s series finale against the Colorado Rockies and was taken for tests. The team said the 62-year-old will travel with the Guardians, who open a three-game series
9:21 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — On what was in many ways a difficult afternoon, Shohei Ohtani still came strikingly close to accomplishing something unprecedented. He missed by only a few feet. Ohtani came to bat in Thursday’s eighth inning with a chance to become the first player in baseball history to hit for the