12:48 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and will be sidelined indefinitely. The 63-year-old currently is not showing any symptoms. Francona missed much of the past two seasons with a variety of health issues. Guardians bench coach DeMarlo Hale, who filled in when Francona
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9:10 AM ET The Blue Jays suffered a deflating loss Tuesday against the Yankees, but it was a series of umpire decisions earlier in the game that left Toronto players and coaches scratching their heads. Blue Jays reliever Yimi Garcia, manager Charlie Montoyo and pitching coach Pete Walker all were ejected as part of a
12:13 AM ET Los Angeles Angels rookie left-hander Reid Detmers pitched a no-hitter in a 12-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium, becoming at age 22 the youngest pitcher to throw one since Anibal Sanchez in 2006 for the Marlins. It was the majors’ second no-hitter this season, and
11:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Justin Verlander missed his fourth no-hitter by five outs but still faced the minimum through eight innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 5-0 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win. Twins third baseman Gio Urshela singled to right field with one out in the eighth to
8:04 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin says he’ll have prostate surgery Wednesday and hopes he misses only part of a forthcoming road trip. Melvin said he doesn’t think he has cancer, “but they won’t know until they get in there.” He was in street clothes during his
6:33 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was moved to the 60-day injured list by the New York Mets on Tuesday in a procedural move that does not necessarily indicate any news about his progress in returning from a stress reaction on his right shoulder blade. DeGrom has
8:03 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez, who was expected to be out six to eight weeks after suffering a torn hamstring on April 23, said he’s making quick strides in his recovery, is pain-free and has been running and swinging. “We’re gonna be back sooner than later,” Jimenez said
2:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws. The settlement has not yet been filed with the court and details were not released Tuesday. The suit, filed in 2014, had been scheduled for a trial
7:42 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dead last in the American League East, the Boston Red Sox were due for a hard look in the mirror. That’s where manager Alex Cora thinks he found the problem. The Red Sox manager has shaved the salt-and-pepper beard he grew prior to this season, hoping a new
4:44 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a bruised right middle finger that wasn’t healing fast enough for him to face his former team. The move, retroactive to last Friday, was made before the Twins began a three-game series against