7:52 PM ET Veteran umpire Dan Bellino has issued an apology after ejecting Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. “I would like to address my actions on May 4 involving Madison Bumgarner,” the statement said. “When I began my MLB career almost 15 years ago,
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10:43 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals on Friday placed right-hander Adam Wainwright on the injured list. In a tweet, the veteran starter said he tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms. “Just so everyone knows, I feel great. 100%, with zero symptoms,” he wrote. “Out of an abundance of caution and following MLB
7:02 PM ET The Boston Red Sox on Friday placed left-handed pitcher Rich Hill and infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez on the COVID-19-Related Injured List. Boston recalled outfielder Jarren Duran from Triple-A Worcester with Hernandez’s roster spot, and selected right-handed pitcher John Schreiber to the active major league roster from Worcester for Hill’s. Hill, 42, allowed one
5:24 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have avoided a scare with star shortstop Carlos Correa, whose right middle finger is not broken as initially feared following a hit-by-pitch in the previous game. The CT scan Friday confirmed that he did not suffer a fracture, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said.
7:00 AM ET It’s been a month of firsts for Seiya Suzuki. The Chicago Cubs rookie outfielder collected his first big league hit during his first big league game, on Opening Day. His first home run followed just 48 hours later. A day after that, he helped the Cubs to a win with his first
10:44 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit with seven runs in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte‘s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night. With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against
7:44 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Shohei Ohtani left his mark on Fenway Park with the finest two-way performance since Babe Ruth himself. Pitching at the historic ballpark for the first time, Ohtani struck out 11 in seven shutout innings and added two hits — one of them a 109 mph line drive
11:56 PM ET The Minnesota Twins say star shortstop Carlos Correa may have suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right middle finger during Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to the Orioles in Baltimore. Correa exited after being hit by a Spenser Watkins pitch in the top of the fifth inning. Initial tests after the game revealed
7:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners optioned young right-handed starter Matt Brash to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, with the plan to transition him to a bullpen role for the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais said the team thinks Brash can best contribute on the big league club from the
7:00 AM ET Four weeks into the MLB season, we’ve seen coast-to-coast domination — as New York and the Los Angeles area are each home to a pair of division leaders. Have the New York Yankees, New York Mets or Los Angeles Angels beaten out the Los Angeles Dodgers — who have sat at the