4:54 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow, and the Philadelphia Phillies slugger might not play right field again until late July. The reigning National League MVP, Harper said he was hopeful of returning at some
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4:10 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. Like many fans, I watched the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier. I love that players wear No. 42 and that so many ceremonies took place.
2:13 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Terry Francona has cleared Major League Baseball’s health and safety protocols and returned to the team after missing four games with COVID-19. Francona will be back for Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, along with bench coach DeMarlo Hale. They both tested positive for COVID-19 last
11:49 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Minnesota Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the injured list Wednesday before their game at Oakland and sent thriving rookie Royce Lewis back to Triple-A St. Paul. Correa missed 11 games with a bruised right middle finger. A pitch hit him there while he gripped the
12:37 PM ET Kansas City Royals star catcher Salvador Perez is expected to miss at least two weeks after suffering a sprained left thumb Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. The Royals placed Perez on the 10-day injured list after the opener of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the White Sox. Perez told reporters he suffered the
11:08 AM ET Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames has been put on the 10-day injured list with a high left ankle sprain. The move is retroactive to Monday. Adames, who is tied with Hunter Renfroe for the team lead with nine home runs, is hitting .208 with 24 RBIs. He suffered the injury during Sunday’s
3:00 PM ET The biggest news Tuesday wasn’t the Houston Astros hitting five home runs in one inning off Nathan Eovaldi, or even the Boston Red Sox fan sitting in the Green Monster seats who caught two of those home runs. No, the biggest news: Daniel Vogelbach hit a triple. Let’s get this out of
4:31 PM ET Right-hander Matt Harvey has been suspended 60 games for distributing a “drug of abuse” under Major League Baseball’s drug program, the league announced Tuesday. Harvey, who is currently with the Baltimore Orioles at the team’s extended spring training facility, said in February he provided oxycodone to late Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler
8:18 PM ET Boston Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi became the third pitcher in major league history to allow five home runs in one inning Tuesday night. In his Fenway Park start against the Houston Astros, Eovaldi lasted just 1⅔ innings, allowing eight hits and six earned runs while striking out none. In the second
9:43 PM ET Associated Press Mets leadoff man Brandon Nimmo fouled a ball off his right knee and left New York’s game Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Nimmo swung at a pitch from left-hander Génesis Cabrera in the seventh inning and drilled it into the inside of his knee. He hobbled near home