4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran relief pitcher Ken Giles, who has seen action in just five games after signing with the Seattle Mariners prior to the 2021 season, has been designated for assignment, the team announced Friday. Giles, a 31-year-old right-hander who was signed by the Mariners to a two-year, $7 million deal,
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2:12 PM ET Major League Baseball on Friday announced its support of an initiative that would authorize online sports betting in California, becoming the first major sports league to take sides in the high-stakes battle between bookmaking giants and the state’s powerful tribal gaming operators. Two primary sports betting initiatives are on the November ballot.
6:34 PM ET ESPN Wire Services PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was pulled from Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins with a mild right calf strain leaving his status for Friday’s series opener against the New York Mets in question. Schwarber exited after earning a walk with two outs in the fifth inning. He
12:12 AM ET DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The intimate crowd, the movie set, all that corn and simply playing a major league game in Iowa were the highlights for participants of Thursday’s second-ever Field of Dreams MLB game. The actual competition on the field didn’t live up to last year’s heroics when the White Sox won
8:23 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners reinstated All-Star center fielder Julio Rodríguez and catcher Curt Casali from the 10-day injured list Thursday ahead of a lengthy road trip. Rodríguez has been sidelined since getting hit on the wrist by a pitch in Houston on July 30. He was eligible to come
12:33 PM ET Major League Baseball will be back in heaven tonight. Or is it Iowa? The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will meet at a ballpark next to the filming location of the iconic 1989 movie “Field of Dreams,” where Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) built a baseball field in the middle of
4:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A San Diego woman who alleges Trevor Bauer sexually abused her has filed a countersuit to his defamation claim, alleging the Dodgers pitcher beat her and left her bruised, according to a court filing. Bauer has denied abusing the woman he met through social media. He sued
5:35 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves placed ace left-hander Max Fried on the 7-day concussion injured list Thursday, days after he hit his head on the field during a game at Citi Field. The Braves made the move retroactive to Monday. Fried was injured in the Braves’ 6-2 loss to the New
1:28 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker returned Thursday for the finale of a series against the Texas Rangers following a five-game absence after testing positive for COVID-19. Baker, 73, said he never felt bad and had only mild symptoms that he attributed to seasonal allergies before testing positive. “I’m
12:12 PM ET Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson had successful surgery for a sagittal band tear on the middle finger of his left hand, the team announced Thursday. Anderson, who suffered the injury during an at-bat Saturday against the Texas Rangers, is expected to return to the active roster in approximately six weeks, the