4:16 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Austin Hedges on the seven-day concussion list Tuesday. Hedges, 30, started the first three games behind the plate and went 0-for-7 with a walk and a run scored. He is a career .189 hitter with 66 homers and 207 RBIs in 608 games with San Diego, Cleveland
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4:55 PM ET New York Yankees starter Nestor Cortes is one of the more colorful players in the game — his hesitation windup alone would qualify, but he’s also capable of incredible heads-up plays, like one against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night when he threw out someone at first from behind home plate. Perhaps
8:00 AM ET On a cloudy day in early January, Aaron Judge walked into the Yankees’ player development complex in Tampa, Florida. Hitting coach Dillon Lawson and infielder DJ LeMahieu were already working in the batting cages inside. They greeted Judge and congratulated him on the contract he’d signed a few weeks before, guaranteeing him
6:59 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — New York Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco got a pitch clock violation before he attempted his first pitch of the game Monday. The Mets’ clock issues continued the rest of the afternoon as they ended up with more violations (four) than hits (three) in a 10-0 loss to the
9:26 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Baltimore Orioles starter Kyle Bradish left Monday night’s 2-0 win against the Texas Rangers in the second inning of a scoreless game after being struck on his right foot by a line drive. Baltimore announced Bradish has a bruised foot after initial X-rays taken at the
10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers outfielder Josh Smith was taken to an area hospital after being hit in his face by a pitch in Texas’ 2-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Smith, a left-handed hitter, was struck on the right side of his face in the third
9:09 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Johnny Cueto‘s debut with the Miami Marlins didn’t last long. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The 37-year-old pitcher exited with right biceps tightness after allowing a three-run homer to Joey Gallo in the second inning of Miami’s series-opening 11-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Cueto gave
9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner had an MRI on Monday in Phoenix after feeling fatigue during his first outing of the season and is OK to make his next start, manager Torey Lovullo said. “Everything is fine,” Lovullo said before the Diamondbacks opened a two-game series
6:14 PM ET Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been given a five-game suspension for a public altercation with a fan in Oakland last week, videos of which circulated through social media. The decision was announced by Major League Baseball, specifically senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill, on Monday. If Rendon
3:52 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox fans received a surprise gift at the team’s home opener Monday when closer Liam Hendriks announced he is undergoing his last round of chemotherapy. In a video message played on the scoreboard and posted to the team’s official Twitter account, Hendriks said, “Happy Opening Day, Sox fans. Just