11:38 AM ET CHICAGO — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson had his one-game suspension for making an obscene gesture toward fans in a game in Cleveland recently reduced to just a fine, according to a source familiar with the situation. After a fan made a comment to Anderson in the first game of a doubleheader
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1:30 AM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Josh Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and a three-run homer in the 11th, powering a huge comeback that carried the Cleveland Guardians past the Chicago White Sox 12-9 on Monday night. Naylor also had a run-scoring double in the
10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Jose Quintana pitched six scoreless innings for his first win since 2019 and the first victory by a Pittsburgh starting pitcher this season as the Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Monday night. The Pirates also ended a 16-game losing streak against the Dodgers dating
9:14 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Reds placed infielder Mike Moustakas on the injured list Monday without designation, the latest Cincinnati player apparently sidelined by COVID-19 issues on the last-place club. Moustakas became the 14th player on the Reds’ injured list. First baseman Joey Votto and second baseman Jonathan India are also out
2:30 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox activated two key players from the injured list on Monday as third baseman Yoan Moncada and new reliever Joe Kelly are ready to make their first appearances of the season, the team announced in a press release. Moncada, 26, has been out since the final days
3:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball intends to play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split two games at London’s Olympic Stadium in June 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs were scheduled to play there on June
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12:00 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft For Week 5, the loaded schedule for some teams skews Monday’s “Three Up” column more towards rebound than pickup candidates. Worry not, however, as there are plenty of prospective adds in the notes at column’s end! Leading off is a member of the week’s lone visiting team to Colorado’s
8:54 AM ET Gleyber Torres lifted the New York Yankees to a thrilling victory Sunday over the Texas Rangers with a walk-off home run to right field. After the game, Rangers manager Chris Woodward also took aim at Yankee Stadium’s short porch. “Small ballpark, that’s an easy out in 99% of ballparks. … [Torres] just
12:28 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks called up outfielder Alek Thomas, the top prospect in their system, from Triple-A Reno on Sunday. He is batting eighth and playing center field in Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. In a corresponding move, the Diamondbacks placed catcher Carson Kelly on the 10-day injured list with a strained