7:00 AM ET OMAHA, Neb. — The ball has popped out of the third baseman’s glove. John Spikerman doesn’t know this, because he’s audaciously sprinted from first base to third, and he’s just been tagged after a rocket throw from right field. He doesn’t know he’s about to be part of a seamhead viral video.
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2:52 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-high eight runs, but Whit Merrifield led off the 11th inning with an RBI double before the Kansas City Royals hung on for a 12-11 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Ohtani crushed a
6:25 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers because of what manager Oliver Marmol described as back tightness. “He’ll experience it from time to time,” Marmol said. “Usually he takes a day, it loosens up, he’ll get
6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets utility man Jeff McNeil is considered day-to-day after leaving the game Monday against the Miami Marlins with tightness in his right hamstring, according to manager Buck Showalter. Showalter, speaking to reporters Tuesday, characterized the results of McNeil’s MRI as “good news” but did not specify what
12:46 AM ET San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is expected to miss at least a couple of days after suffering a knee injury on a collision at home plate during his team’s 12-10 win against the Braves in Atlanta on Tuesday night. Crawford left the game after catcher Travis d’Arnaud fell on his left
9:18 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Judge intends to just “wear a nice suit” and “introduce myself and sit back” as a three-person arbitration panel debates whether the New York Yankees should pay their All-Star outfielder the $21 million salary
4:41 PM ET American League RBIs leader Jose Ramirez is back in the Cleveland Guardians‘ lineup Tuesday after missing his first two games this season with a sore right thumb. He is batting third and playing third base in Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins, who lead the Guardians by just one game in
12:41 PM ET Major League Baseball is now requiring teams to “muddy” baseballs before games using the exact same technique, according to a league memo sent to all 30 teams on Tuesday and obtained by ESPN. Muddying is the process of removing gloss from new baseballs to give pitchers a better grip. It’s been used
3:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers added outfielder Trayce Thompson to the active roster on Tuesday after acquiring him from the Detroit Tigers for cash. Thompson returns to the Dodgers after spending parts of the 2016 and 2017 seasons with them. He hit .207 with 14 home runs and
12:44 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA — Gerrit Cole will continue topping the list of best active major league pitchers without a no-hitter after a spectacular seven-inning performance in the New York Yankees‘ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on