12:34 AM ET San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. received positive news on his return from a broken wrist, with his doctor saying Tuesday that he can begin swinging a bat in two weeks. Tatis met with the doctor in Phoenix, where he underwent X-rays and was given the plan for his next steps.
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12:57 PM ET Bryce Harper will undergo surgery to stabilize his broken left thumb, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder was injured after being hit by a 97 mph fastball from Blake Snell in the fourth inning of Saturday night’s win against the San Diego Padres. The Phillies announced Sunday that
5:52 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, — Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier expects to return from a left hip injury Friday night at Toronto, a welcome development for the injury-plagued Rays. The Rays, who are tied for the second-most players on the injured list with 14, started Tuesday fourth in the
2:23 PM ET When Freddie Freeman left the Atlanta Braves and eventually landed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, there was shock within the industry because of Freeman’s long history with the Braves. Now Freeman has fired the agency that represented him in his offseason negotiations, Excel Sports Management, according to multiple sources. Casey Close, who
7:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels right-handed reliever Archie Bradley will be sidelined for at least a month after suffering a fractured right elbow while going over the dugout railing to join Sunday’s on-field brawl with the Seattle Mariners. According to head athletic trainer Mike Frostad, Bradley fell while jumping over the
2:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Jeff McNeil is back in the New York Mets‘ lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Houston Astros after missing the past five games with tightness in his right hamstring. He is set to bat eighth and play second base Tuesday night as the Mets return to Citi Field
4:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Houston Astros have placed five-time All-Star Michael Brantley on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder discomfort. The team announced the move Tuesday before a game against the New York Mets. Brantley left Houston’s 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday in the eighth
11:39 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with an irregular heartbeat, the team announced Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Monday. Jansen underwent corrective heart surgery — his second procedure — in November 2018 after a recurrence of an irregular heartbeat prompted him to be admitted
10:35 AM ET The Senate Judiciary Committee is questioning the legality of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, releasing a letter on Tuesday addressed to Advocates for Minor Leaguers asking about its effect on the lives of players. The letter is a bipartisan effort led by Senators Dick Durbin (Dem.-Illinois), Chuck Grassley (Rep.-Iowa), Richard Blumenthal (Dem.-Connecticut)
12:41 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges was placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion on Tuesday, forcing the team to acquire veteran Sandy León in a trade with Cincinnati. The Guardians made the deal — and several other roster moves — before a day-night doubleheader against the