2:32 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees say they’ve increased security in the stands a day after fans threw bottles, cans and other debris at Cleveland Guardians outfielders following a walk-off victory. The Bronx’s famed Bleacher Creatures greeted Guardians center fielder Myles Straw with chants of “Crybaby!” on Sunday after Straw called
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3:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Breakout rookie Steven Kwan was pulled from the Cleveland Guardians‘ game Sunday with right hamstring tightness. Kwan flied out in the top of the third inning and was replaced by Ernie Clement in left field for the bottom of the inning. The 24-year-old Kwan crashed into the
11:27 AM ET Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a hamstring strain in Saturday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins. Jimenez landed awkwardly on first base after hitting a ground ball to Twins third baseman Luis Arraez in the second inning. He immediately went to the
12:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. The Giants did not add anyone to the roster for their series finale in Washington, but a 28th player could join the team Monday in Milwaukee. Yastrzemski is the first Giants player to test
6:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines is mortal after all. After throwing a perfect game April 10 — the first in Japanese baseball in 28 years — and eight perfect innings April 17 before being pulled after 102 pitches, Sasaki gave up a hit on his
10:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Kiermaier capped Tampa Bay‘s three-run 10th inning with a game-ending homer, and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday night after losing their bid for a combined no-hitter in the top half of the final frame. Matt Wisler (1-0) surrendered Boston’s first hit when Bobby
11:49 PM ET Free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto had shoulder surgery last week and will be ready to return in 2023, his agent, Scott Boras, told reporters Saturday. The 29-year-old outfielder spent the first seven years of his career with the New York Mets. New York extended an $18.4 million qualifying offer in November to Conforto,
12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. is attacking his minor league rehabilitation assignment as if motivated to rush the Atlanta Braves‘ May 6 target date for coming off the injured list. Acuna, 24, working his way back from a torn right ACL, stole his second base of his rehab while
1:25 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. With a single against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd member of the 3,000-hit club and only the seventh player in major league history to achieve the milestone and hit 500 home runs. He got
5:51 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Fans in the right-field bleachers pelted Cleveland Guardians outfielders with bottles, cans and debris in a chaotic scene moments after Isiah Kiner-Falefa and pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres notched run-scoring hits with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory