8:57 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins shortstop Royce Lewis will have reconstructive ACL surgery on his right knee for the second year in a row, yet another season-ending setback for the team’s top prospect. The Twins announced the news before they played Tampa Bay on Friday night. Lewis will have the procedure
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7:49 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — A day after ordering a two-strike intentional walk that backfired, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he’d do it all over again. In the sixth inning of Thursday’s 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, La Russa walked right-handed hitting speedster Trea Turner with a
7:25 PM ET Associated Press Baltimore Orioles CEO John Angelos was accused in a lawsuit this week of seizing control of the team at the expense of his brother, Lou — and in defiance of their father, Peter’s, wishes. Peter Angelos became the Orioles’ owner in 1993, but his public role has diminished in recent
4:57 PM ET Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize needs Tommy John surgery, manager AJ Hinch told reporters Friday. Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, has been out since mid-April because of elbow troubles. Hinch said that while Mize’s elbow ligament isn’t torn, doctors say it has been stretched to a point
6:16 PM ET ATLANTA — First baseman Mike Ford was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Seattle Mariners on Friday. Ford, who played 101 games with the New York Yankees from 2019-21, was designated for assignment by Seattle on Sunday. The Braves optioned Ford, 29, to Triple-A Gwinnett. To clear a spot
6:33 PM ET NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs made a series of roster moves Friday in advance of their game against the New York Yankees, including activating lefty Wade Miley from the injured list and placing righty Marcus Stroman on it. Miley, 35, will start against the Yankees on Friday. He hasn’t pitched since
7:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Texas Rangers have put right-hander Glenn Otto, who had been scheduled to start Friday night against the White Sox, on the COVID-19-related injured list. The Rangers made the move before the game in Chicago. Catcher Mitch Garver also was put on the list. Righty Matt Bush will
7:08 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott‘s game-winning home run this week for the Phillies just might have been drivin’ on a prayer. The 8-year-old Phillies fan caught on camera with hands pressed together and Phillies rally cap turned inside out before Stott hit his three-run homer Sunday with two outs in the
3:00 PM ET And you thought the intentional walk had gone the way of Blockbuster, the iPod and those titanium-infused Phiten necklaces that stabilized the body’s energy flow. You were wrong! Turns out, the intentional walk is still part of the game — and, courtesy of Joe Maddon and now Tony La Russa, it gifted
9:32 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota‘s Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa became the seventh trio of teammates to open a game with three straight home runs, starting a barrage of five long balls in 2⅓ innings against New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole on Thursday night. Arraez started the onslaught on