8:01 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday after clearing waivers. The veteran left-hander was designated for assignment on April 20, giving the team seven days to trade the 2014 World Series MVP or place him on waivers. Bumgarner wasn’t claimed and can sign
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6:33 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kenta Maeda left the mound with Minnesota‘s athletic trainer for his second straight start, a concerning development in the early stages of his comeback from elbow surgery. The Twins sent Maeda for an MRI exam after he complained of muscle discomfort on the top of his right arm
3:24 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays star George Springer left Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from right-hander Michael Kopech. Toronto said Springer’s hand was bruised and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Springer was hit by the pitch in
5:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was taken to a hospital after feeling light-headed prior to Wednesday’s game against Colorado. Guardians manager Terry Francona said following Cleveland’s 4-1 win that he texted with Willis. Francona said Willis was undergoing tests. “He gave us kind of a scare,” Francona said.
2:49 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Trends can change pretty rapidly in this game. Just two short weeks — OK, let’s say precisely 15 days — ago, Gleyber Torres was shaping up as one of the season’s biggest breakthrough stars, his 48 fantasy points tied for fifth-most among all hitters. It was on that April
11:24 AM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Tanner Bibee, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, has been called up by the Cleveland Guardians to start in his major league debut against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Bibee, 24, is the third starting pitcher to make his debut for the Guardians this season, following
9:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luis Garcia scattered three hits over six innings and the Houston Astros ended the Tampa Bay Rays‘ 14-game season-opening home winning streak, 5-0 on Tuesday night. Only three teams had a longer run than the Rays, who are 20-4 overall. The 1880 Chicago White Stockings, who
4:22 PM ET Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court ruled for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in a long-running dispute with the Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees, a disagreement that has complicated a potential sale of the Nationals. The Orioles control the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, a two-team regional sports network. Last
4:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Justin Verlander, who has yet to make his New York Mets debut after suffering an injury during spring training, said he expects to return to the team after making one scheduled rehab start on Friday. The rehab outing would put Verlander on track to return May 3 against the
5:30 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora says he was not accusing the Baltimore Orioles of anything nefarious when he pointed out how few swing-and-misses they had against Chris Sale on Monday night. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Tuesday he felt Cora was “disrespectful” to the Baltimore hitters. When