8:17 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Texas Rangers’ right-hander Jon Gray left Saturday night’s 8-2 loss to the Houston Astros in the third inning after being hit on his throwing elbow by a line drive. The team said he had a bruised right forearm and would continue to be monitored. There were no
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11:55 AM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals activated outfielder Lars Nootbaar from the 10-day injured list Saturday. He had been out since jamming his left thumb on a headfirst slide into third base on Opening Day on March 30. Nootbaar is in the starting lineup, batting seventh, for Saturday’s game against the
10:13 AM ET The Minnesota Twins on Saturday have activated outfielder Max Kepler off the injured list, it was announced. Kepler was put on the IL after missing four games because of lingering soreness in his right knee due to patellar tendinitis. He is 2-for-16 with one walk and one home run this season. In
1:04 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have called up shortstop Zach Neto, their first-round pick from the 2022 draft, and sent David Fletcher to Triple-A Salt Lake, the team announced Saturday. Neto, 22, will be the first 2022 draft pick to debut in the majors — after only 44 minor league games with Double-A
12:20 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder/designated hitter Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to April 12, with inflammation in his right wrist. The two-time All-Star has not played since Tuesday. He is batting .242 with two homers and nine RBIs through 10 games this season. Pederson, who turns 31
9:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays lost their first game following a record-tying 13-0 start as Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on
8:51 PM ET Jeffrey Springs played an important role in the Rays‘ record-tying start to the 2023 season, but the left-handed pitcher is now out indefinitely with an elbow issue that manifested in his start against the Red Sox on earlier this week. Springs will miss at least two months, sources confirmed to ESPN on
6:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Aaron Judge won a dispute over trademarks used to promote the New York Yankees slugger. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against a Long Island man who attempted to register “All Rise” and “Here Comes the Judge,” claiming it would cause
11:44 AM ET The San Francisco Giants have reached a five-year, $90 million extension with right-handed pitcher Logan Webb through the 2028 season, it was announced Friday. Webb has a 31-22 record with a 3.59 ERA in 80 starts since entering the majors with the Giants in 2019, including an 0-3 mark with a 6.35
3:39 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox activated designated hitter Eloy Jimenez (hamstring) from the injured list Friday and placed third baseman Yoan Moncada on it with a back ailment, the team announced before its game against the Baltimore Orioles. Moncada, 27, was off to a fast start after playing in the WBC