11:12 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson has informed the club he will leave his job this week, reportedly for the same role at LSU. Johnson traveled with the team on Sunday night to Cleveland, where he will stay on for the five-game series that’s scheduled through Thursday, Twins
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10:58 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com A major brawl erupted in Sunday’s Seattle Mariners–Los Angeles Angels game. So a pizza was in order. It started in the second inning when Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker was hit by a pitch from Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz. The Angels pitcher had also thrown a pitch behind the head of
3:27 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty left his start against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday because of stiffness in his right shoulder. Flaherty threw 49 pitches, allowing one hit, walking two and striking out two before being relieved by right-hander Nick Wittgren in the top of the third inning. Flaherty, 26, didn’t
12:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Houston Astros activated rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena from the injured list and optioned outfielder Chas McCormick to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday. Slugger Yordan Alvarez was out of the lineup with an ongoing hand issue as Houston tried to win its four-game series against the major-league-leading
3:58 PM ET Associated Press NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood realizes that game telecasts without announcers have been attempted a couple times, mostly without success. He is hoping the July 3 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers on Peacock will reverse that trend. Peacock will not have any announcers in the
5:02 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — – The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels engaged in a lengthy full-team brawl in the second inning Sunday after tensions over two days of inside pitches boiled over. Both managers and six players were ejected after the brouhaha, which stopped and started twice before Angels
7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Aaron Judge walked over to the stands and gave his bat to Spike Lee, a Yankees fan famous for scripting Hollywood dramas. This weekend’s Astros-Yankees series had all the ups, downs and twist endings audiences could handle. And when baseball’s award season arrives, bet on critics
5:34 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. is not starting in the Atlanta Braves‘ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night after fouling a ball off his left foot the previous night. Acuna moved around the Braves’ clubhouse Sunday afternoon with his left knee on a medical scooter to keep
11:27 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been reinstated from the injured list after missing the past 23 games with a right quadriceps strain. The Rays made the move Sunday, sending infielder Jonathan Aranda to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. He is batting second in Sunday’s series finale against the Pittsburgh
8:36 AM ET ESPN News Services The Arizona Diamondbacks are calling up Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel to start Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, manager Torey Lovullo told reporters. Keuchel, 34, had signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks earlier this month. He had been released by the Chicago White Sox after