8:09 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — As the race for the postseason continues to heat up, so have the tempers in the toughest division in baseball. The Yankees clawed out a 4-2 win over the AL East rival Blue Jays on Sunday
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9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — A year ago, Nate Fisher was employed by the First National Bank of Omaha determining whether to approve commercial loans. On Sunday, at Citizens Bank Park in his major league debut, he issued a denial to Philadelphia Phillies hitters. Fisher sparkled in pitching three scoreless innings, Mark
4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani was removed from Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers with a stomach virus. Ohtani pitched four innings, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks, and went 0-1 with a walk. Kurt Suzuki pinch hit for him in the
8:16 PM ET Associated Press WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The father of the Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in the dorms said there is a chance his son can make a full recovery when he returns home to Utah. Jace Oliverson told The
2:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna was booed by the Atlanta home crowd Sunday in the veteran outfielder’s first appearance since being arrested on a driving under the influence charge. Ozuna was booked early Friday and released on bond later that morning. It was the second arrest in as many years
2:37 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has had a setback and was removed from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday because of ongoing hand soreness. Franco, who went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery, hasn’t
2:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Eight years ago, Paul O’Neill was thanked by the New York Yankees for his contributions to their dynasty with a plaque in Monument Park. On Sunday, the Yankees retired his No. 21 — the 23rd player or manager in the franchise’s history to have that happen. The
1:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed closer Seranthony Dominguez on the 15-day injured list because of tendinitis in his right triceps. He is undergoing an MRI on Sunday. Dominguez was held out of Saturday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets after experiencing tightness in his right triceps in the morning and
10:56 AM ET The Chicago White Sox placed starting catcher Yasmani Grandal on the 10-day injured list Sunday with left knee inflammation. An MRI performed on Sunday showed no damage to the ligaments, tendons or cartilage around Grandal’s knee, the White Sox said. The team said the inflammation was caused by the hyperextension of his
9:59 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit two more home runs Saturday night, boosting his total to 692 and moving him past Stan Musial into second place on the career list for total bases. The 42-year-old Pujols connected for solo homers in the second and fourth innings