6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals say slugger Juan Soto left Sunday’s 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins with a left calf injury. According to the team, Soto was undergoing an MRI after the game to determine the extent of the injury. “We’ll reevaluate him and see what’s going on,” manager Dave
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6:59 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout finished 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times, equaling a major league record, as the Houston Astros won 4-2 for a sweep on Sunday. Rookie Jeremy Pena homered twice, capped by a two-run
6:16 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts left Sunday’s game against the Cubs with a left thigh laceration that needed seven stitches. In the seventh inning, Bogaerts covered second when Willson Contreras attempted to steal it. Contreras’ spikes appeared to slide into Bogaerts’ left leg as Bogaerts tagged
5:01 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and longtime backup catcher Austin Barnes have agreed to a two-year contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Sunday. Financial terms of the deal weren’t immediately known. Barnes was slated to be a free agent after the 2022 season but now will remain in Los Angeles
2:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated Mookie Betts from the injured list, and he is playing right field and leading off in Sunday’s series finale against the San Diego Padres. Betts, 29, missed the Dodgers’ past 15 games with a cracked right rib, suffered when he collided with center fielder Cody Bellinger during
10:53 AM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Blue Jays first-base coach Mark Budzinski will be away from the team after the death of his eldest daughter, Julia Budzinski, the team announced Sunday. “The Budzinskis have been part of our Blue Jays family over the last four seasons. This devastating loss is felt by our entire
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Yankees rookie reliever Ron Marinaccio was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with shoulder inflammation, leaving New York’s solid bullpen without a key piece nearing the season’s halfway point. Marinaccio, 27, felt discomfort in his shoulder after pitching in Saturday’s 13-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the
1:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians reliever James Karinchak is back with Cleveland after being sidelined all season with a shoulder strain suffered during spring training. Karinchak was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday when the Guardians placed left-hander Anthony Gose on the 15-day injured list with a triceps strain he apparently sustained
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12:30 AM ET ESPN News Services Plate umpire Jerry Layne had to leave the Colorado Rockies‘ 11-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the sixth inning after a foul tip off the bat of Randal Grichuk struck the upper edge of his facemask. Layne left the field under his own power, escorted