12:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals will be without All-Star infielders Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt for their two-game series against the Blue Jays in Toronto this week because of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rules, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters Sunday. Catcher Austin Romine also will miss the series
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1:41 PM ET The Miami Marlins have placed rookie right-hander Max Meyer on the 15-day injured list with a sprained elbow. Meyer faced three batters and threw only 10 pitches before being removed in the first inning of his start Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The third overall pick in 2020 draft, the 23-year-old Meyer
8:04 AM ET It’s costing more to root, root, root for the home team, especially if you want to pony up for peanuts and Cracker Jack. A maelstrom of complications — including COVID-19-driven supply-chain disruptions, skyrocketing fuel prices and additional spending cash available to consumers from U.S. government stimulus programs — has contributed to the
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Justin Verlander became the major league’s first 13-game winner, striking out nine and topping 99 mph in his final inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Saturday. Verlander (13-3), 39, allowed four hits in seven innings to win his fifth straight start
12:06 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball. Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous
8:47 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Highly touted Miami Marlins rookie pitcher Max Meyer left in the first inning of Saturday night’s 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates with right elbow discomfort. In his second career start, Meyer faced just three batters and threw 10 pitches before exiting after being met on the mound
6:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Daniel Vogelbach was happy to be leaping up the standings and reunite with Francisco Lindor, his travel teammate during high school days in Florida. “Just as good as he is now as he was back then,” Vogelbach said of Lindor on Saturday, a day after the Mets
4:44 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Left-hander Aaron Ashby and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed Saturday to a five-year contract through 2027, and the National League Central leaders made a short-term addition in former San Francisco Giants reliever Jake McGee. Ashby’s deal includes club options for 2028 and 2029. The 23-year-old is 2-7 with a
7:23 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will not be returning when he’s eligible to come off the injured list on Monday. Trout, dealing with left rib cage inflammation, hasn’t played since July 12. He was a late scratch from the lineup in the Angels’ 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last
3:46 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The love affair that ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian has enjoyed for decades with the sport of baseball — and everyone associated with it — reached its pinnacle on Saturday when he was honored as this year’s recipient of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. “This is the greatest honor of my