4:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handers Zack Wheeler and Zach Eflin on the COVID-related injured list Sunday. Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez was named the 27th man for Sunday’s home doubleheader against the New York Mets and will replace Eflin as the starter in Game 2. The Phillies recalled right-hander Connor Brogdon
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Mets released second baseman Robinson Cano prior to Sunday’s doubleheader against the Phillies. The move comes a week after the slumping Cano was designated for assignment despite nearly $45 million remaining on his contract. The Mets announced the news in their pregame notes and after manager Buck
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
1:31 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Plate umpire Ron Kulpa had to leave Sunday’s White Sox–Red Sox game at Fenway Park in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off the mask. Kulpa got hit square in the mask by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago’s Jake Burger and dropped straight
11:50 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox right-hander Michael Wacha has been scratched from his scheduled start in Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox and was placed on the 15-day injured list. Manager Alex Cora said Wacha was feeling sore on his left side after his last bullpen session. “[Saturday] we had
1:42 PM ET The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-hander George Kirby, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Kirby, who was scratched from his start for Double-A Arkansas on Saturday, will be making his major league debut for the Mariners against the Tampa Bay Rays on
6:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. McCutchen returned to the team hotel in Atlanta and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The Brewers recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Nashville, but it was not known if he would arrive in Atlanta before
2:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies infielder Didi Gregorius has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain. The move is retroactive to Thursday, a day after Gregorius and outfielder Kyle Schwarber collided on a single to short left in the seventh inning of an eventual 2-1 loss to
5:40 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale suffered a setback in his recovery from a fractured rib cage suffered in late February, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. “He’s had a small, it’s a personal medical issue — it’s not orthopedic, it’s
6:31 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Pinch-hitter Manuel Margot launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the scuffling Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Friday night for their seventh straight road win. Mariners pinch-hitter Jarred Kelenic put Seattle up 6-5 in the eighth with a two-run