6:05 PM ET When Jeffrey Guity’s cousin texted him that New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter quote tweeted him to announce his arrival on social media, he thought it was a prank. Nearly eight years ago, Guity tweeted his belief that Jeter needed to get on social media, but didn’t think twice about anything ever
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9:25 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Injured New York Mets ace Max Scherzer confirmed Saturday that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won’t slow his recovery from an oblique strain. The New York Post reported earlier Saturday that the right-handed Scherzer was bitten by a dog
2:55 PM ET The struggling Los Angeles Angels put starting right fielder Taylor Ward on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mild right hamstring strain. The move was made retroactive to Saturday, when Ward was held out of the Angels’ lineup because of the injury. “It’s not awful,” Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters,
2:21 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers‘ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one
12:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez may be out until at least September with a lat muscle strain. Orioles general manager Mike Elias offered an update on Sunday, saying that the pitcher’s injury is of the Grade 2 variety, which would mean a recovery timeline of up to 12
7:46 AM ET Miguel Andujar has requested a trade from the New York Yankees after being demoted to the minors, according to multiple reports. Andujar informed Yankees manager Aaron Boone of his desire to be traded Friday after New York optioned the outfielder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to reports. The New York Post reported that
1:28 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized Saturday night for tweets he sent with homophobic language as a teenager that surfaced during St. Louis’ game against the Chicago Cubs. Twitter users directed Donovan’s tweets to the attention of reporters during a doubleheader in Chicago, including at least one that used
2:00 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not know that prevents teams from using non-pitchers with a deficit of five runs or fewer. With
11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Mike Trout flailed at strike three in the dirt his final at-bat and a most miserable game was complete. The three-time AL MVP whiffed three times and went 0-for-4 in the Angels‘ latest loss to extend his hitless streak to a career-worst 0-for-23. Trout’s Angels managed seven
4:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue the Yankees‘ run of outstanding starting pitching performances as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday. Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the game’s first pitch and the Yankees won their fifth