The Man We always describe him as “a broadcaster.” But to call Vin Scully just “a broadcaster” doesn’t begin to approach what his name represents, especially on his turf in Southern California. John Lowe (Longtime friend and baseball writer): “I’ll never forget something I read (from) H.L. Mencken. He said about Beethoven: ‘The artist can
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11:24 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. “We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan
10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Jacob deGrom dazzled in his first major league start in more than a year, allowing one run on three hits and striking out six in five innings before a bullpen meltdown cost the New York Mets in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
2:46 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox swooped in to grab Eric Hosmer on Tuesday when the San Diego Padres first baseman, according to sources, vetoed a move to the Washington Nationals as part of the blockbuster Juan Soto trade. The Red Sox obtained Hosmer, a 2016 All-Star with the Kansas City
6:46 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whit Merrifield said last month that he might be willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if it meant playing for a team in contention, even though he had refused to get the shot while playing for the last-place Kansas City Royals. He’ll have to make that
6:20 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Looking to replicate the deals that helped carry them to a World Series title in 2021, the Atlanta Braves added another starting pitcher, bolstered their bullpen and bulked up the outfield ahead of the trade deadline Tuesday. After acquiring corner outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Detroit Tigers late
3:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired right-hander Noah Syndergaard, veteran reliever David Robertson and center fielder Brandon Marsh in three trades on Tuesday. The Phillies sent minor league outfielders Mickey Moniak and Jadiel Sanchez to the Los Angeles Angels for Syndergaard, who returns to the NL East after spending his
6:07 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Yankees shipped pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for center fielder Harrison Bader on Tuesday, the teams announced. New York also will receive a player to be named later or cash considerations as part of the deal, which was struck just before
9:25 PM ET ST. LOUIS — In the end, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer says he simply couldn’t find a match with another team for his All-Star catcher and left fielder. Willson Contreras and Ian Happ will remain Cubs for the time being, despite weeks of speculation they would be on the
4:31 PM ET The NL East-leading New York Mets acquired outfielder Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for infielder J.D. Davis and three pitching prospects. The Mets also added to their bullpen, acquiring right-handed reliever Mychal Givens from the Chicago Cubs for another minor league pitching prospect. The right-handed hitting Ruf, 36,