6:22 PM ET New York Mets starter Jose Quintana expected to be pitching in the World Baseball Classic for Colombia. Now an injury has thrown his availability for the start of the MLB season into question. Quintana suffered a small stress fracture in his fifth rib on his left side, the Mets announced on Monday.
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4:41 PM ET ESPN News Services TEMPE, Ariz. — Chris Sale pitched two scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox on Monday as the seven-time All-Star tries to bounce back from three straight injury-marred seasons. Sale gave up two hits and struck out two against Detroit in his first outing this spring training. “I got
11:01 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves plan to stop the sale of season tickets to preserve the availability of single-game tickets. Braves president Derek Schiller says this is the first time in team history season-ticket sales have been cut off before the first game. The Braves plan to cut off the
7:00 AM ET It’s World Baseball Classic time! The international baseball tournament is back for the first time since 2017 and features some of baseball’s most stacked lineups maybe … ever. In its fifth edition, the World Baseball Classic will start on March 8, with pool play spanning Japan, Taiwan, Florida and Arizona and featuring
7:00 AM ET On the first day of live batting practice at Chicago Cubs camp, right-hander Adrian Sampson stood on the mound ready to face his teammates — just as he had done to start preparation for the season in his 11 previous years of professional baseball. But this time, there was a clock hanging
8:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen exited Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning with discomfort in his left hand after being hit by a pitch. The Pirates said McCutchen was being examined by the team’s medical staff. He was injured when he was struck on the
7:19 PM ET Associated Press The Tampa Bay Rays mourned the death Sunday of Dave Wills, 58, who was the team’s radio announcer for the past 18 years. There was no radio broadcast of the team’s game against Baltimore. “Dave was an outstanding broadcaster, a great friend and an even better person,” Rays owner Stuart
4:07 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper says he will report to spring training Wednesday as he continues recovering from elbow surgery and then determine when he can return full time. The two-time National League MVP was injured in April and last played right field April 16 in Miami.
3:09 PM ET Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger will not face discipline under MLB’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, the league announced Sunday. He has voluntarily agreed to submit to evaluations by the treatment boards that cover domestic violence and drugs of abuse and also agreed to comply with any
5:31 PM ET LAS VEGAS — While the Oakland Athletics mull the possibility of moving to Southern Nevada, Las Vegas baseball officials insist the gaming capital is ready to take on a Major League Baseball franchise. Las Vegas has been home to a Triple-A team since 1983, and currently, the club is the Athletics’ affiliate.