Jun 28, 2022 ESPN staff The 2022 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. The nominees for Best MLB Player are 2021 American League MVP Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels; NL MVP Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia
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7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” He hits, and he hits, and he hits, a seemingly endless parade of lashes to left field and peas up the chute and bolts yanked to right, and it all looks so
9:36 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was suspended 10 games and Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban from Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl during the second inning of Sunday’s game. Nevin and Winker were two of 12 players
5:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill will be out until at least mid-August, with the team moving him to the 60-day injured list on Monday. The 26-year-old right-hander was put on the 15-day IL on June 17 because of a strained right shoulder, joining aces Jacob deGrom
6:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Wes Johnson knows the timing isn’t ideal for the Minnesota Twins. It’s not easy for him, either, or without some personal pain. Johnson is leaving the Twins to return to his college coaching roots, taking over as LSU’s pitching coach. He said the decision took an emotional toll
11:42 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Billionaire sports businessman David Blitzer has officially joined the Cleveland Guardians as a minority owner and will eventually take control of the ballclub. The team announced its agreement with Blitzer, 52, and his investment group Monday, the final step in him taking a minority stake in the American
2:43 PM ET The Seattle Mariners announced Monday that they’ve acquired infielder Carlos Santana from the Kansas City Royals. The 36-year-old Santana, in his 13th season, is hitting .216 with four home runs and 21 RBIs this season. He is in the final season of a two-year contract that he signed with the Royals in
3:01 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list because of a right shoulder strain and center fielder Harrison Bader on the 10-day injured list because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, the team announced on Monday. Flaherty, 26, has made only three starts this season because
6:51 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Kris Bryant is returning to the Colorado Rockies‘ lineup on Monday after missing more than a month with a lower back strain. The Rockies activated the star outfielder from the 10-day injured list, and slotted him to bat third and play left field in the first of a
7:00 AM ET BROCKTON, Mass. — As outfielder Pedro Martinez Jr., first baseman Manny Ramirez Jr., third baseman D’Angelo Ortiz, outfielder Jaden Sheffield and pitcher Kade Foulke chat in the batting cages, general manager Tom Tracey shoos away fans loitering outside Campanelli Stadium, hoping to get a glimpse of the players known collectively as “The