8:53 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays‘ injured list increased to a major league-high 16 when left-hander Josh Fleming was placed on the IL with right oblique tightness on Tuesday. Fleming was hurt in Monday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox and became Tampa Bay’s 11th player
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6:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Rob Thomson became the first Canadian to manage a major league game in his home country when he led the Philadelphia Phillies against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. “It’s great to be home,” Thomson said before batting practice. “I love coming back here. I love the
5:03 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Designated hitters J.D. Martinez and Garrett Cooper, and San Francisco Giants ace Carlos Rodon have been added to the All-Star rosters, MLB announced Tuesday. Martinez replaces Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez and becomes the third Boston Red Sox player to land on the American
10:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox lefty Chris Sale is set to make his season debut on Tuesday when he starts against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field. Sale has been out with a fracture in his right rib cage. He’s made four minor league rehab starts, allowing three earned runs in 11
9:26 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The Philadelphia Phillies will be without J.T. Realmuto, Alec Bohm, Aaron Nola and Kyle Gibson during a two-game series in Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on unvaccinated travelers. Nola started on the mound for Philadelphia’s 6-1 loss on Monday night at St. Louis and was not scheduled
8:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Philadelphia third baseman Alec Bohm left the Phillies’ game with an apparent hand injury after sliding headfirst into second base Monday night. Bohm singled to left-center against St. Louis in the second inning with two outs and tried to stretch his hit into a double. He dove
2:00 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Everyone loves a good rest period, and it’s no different for fantasy baseball managers, who look forward to the upcoming, three-day All-Star break from July 18-20. Still, championship managers are the ones always keeping their focus on the task at hand, and the week leading into that rest period
4:05 PM ET New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso will participate in the Home Run Derby next week in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball made the announcement Monday on its official Twitter page, confirming the return of one of the Derby’s most successful hitters. “It’s a really fun event,” Alonso told reporters in the
4:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will have surgery Tuesday on his right wrist. Franco has a hamate injury. He left Saturday’s 5-4 loss at Cincinnati after fouling off a 100.2 mph Hunter Greene pitch before striking out. Manager Kevin Cash said Monday that the 21-year-old
5:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield didn’t play in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, ending his consecutive games streak at a franchise-record 553, which also was the longest active string in the majors. Merrifield’s streak dated to June 24, 2018. It was