3:57 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Injured slugger Bryce Harper had three pins inserted in his fractured left thumb, he told reporters before the Philadelphia Phillies took on the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Harper, hit by a pitch in San Diego last month, said the pins will be there for four weeks, and
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3:45 PM ET After sitting out Monday while healing from a left thigh injury that required seven stitches, Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bogaerts, who suffered the injury Sunday in the seventh inning of Boston’s 4-2 win against the Chicago Cubs, told manager
4:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox canceled their postgame fireworks celebration on Monday in the wake of a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago that left at least six people dead and wounded 24 others. A moment of silence will be held before the start of Chicago’s
6:19 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski died in a boating accident in Virginia over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Julia Budzinski was one of two girls who fell off a tube being pulled behind a boat on the James River in Richmond
9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — With one swing of the bat, Victor Caratini turned a forgettable performance into one of the most memorable moments of his career. After striking out in each of his first four plate appearances, Caratini hit a three-run homer off Scott Effross with two outs in the 10th
8:00 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves paid tribute to their longtime public address announcer, Casey Motter, on Monday night in a ceremony before the team’s first home game since his death last week. Following a video tribute to Motter, a moment of silence was observed in his memory before the game
11:23 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals star Juan Soto said an MRI on his left calf showed no damage after he left Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins because of tightness. “Everything was fine,” Soto said. “We gonna be good. They said it’s just a little tight, so just going to take
2:51 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Chicago Cubs rookie outfielder Seiya Suzuki has been activated from the injured list after missing about five weeks with a sprained left ring finger. Suzuki was back in the lineup and in the cleanup spot for the Cubs’ Monday game against Milwaukee. Cubs manager David Ross said Suzuki
12:20 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts will not be in the starting lineup for Monday’s game against Tampa Bay after leaving a day earlier with a cut on his left thigh that required seven stitches. Manager Alex Cora said the three-time All-Star was “pretty sore.” “He texted me
7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom struck out five of the six batters he faced and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes in his first minor league rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Sunday. The only hiccup for deGrom against the Jupiter Hammerheads in Port St.