8:02 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Houston Astros placed All-Star closer Ryan Pressly on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to inflammation in his right knee. The right-hander appeared in four games during the first week of the regular season. Manager Dusty Baker said Pressly had been bothered by the soreness for a
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4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI showed no structural issues to the right knee of centerfielder Byron Buxton. Speaking before Saturday’s game with the Boston Red Sox, Baldelli said that a team doctor would examine Buxton but that for now they anticipate he’ll be traveling
11:52 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Right-hander Wily Peralta rejoined the Detroit Tigers on Saturday when the team selected the contract of the 32-year-old from Triple-A Toledo. Peralta was 4-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 18 starts and one relief appearance for the Tigers last season. He agreed last month to a
8:32 PM ET Editor’s note: This article, “If You Were Jackie Robinson,” originally ran in the September 1947 issue of SPORT magazine, during Jackie Robinson’s first season in the major leagues. We are publishing it here in honor of the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s debut, on April 15 of that year. It has been edited
6:45 AM ET “He helped us to ascend, from misery to hope, on the muscles of his arms and the meaning of his life.” — Rev. Jesse Jackson, from his eulogy for Jackie Robinson, Oct. 27, 1972 He steps gingerly and requires assistance. His speech, at times, is halting. But as he copes with Parkinson’s
11:49 PM ET The Detroit Tigers on Friday placed right-hander Casey Mize on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in a no-decision against the Kansas City Royals
8:48 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the COVID-19 injured list and put catcher Austin Allen and left-handers A.J. Puk and Kirby Snead on the restricted list before Friday’s game in Toronto. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person to have received a second COVID-19
6:27 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles put John Means on the 10-day injured list Friday, and the left-hander is expected to have additional tests on his elbow. The Orioles announced that Means has a left elbow strain. Manager Brandon Hyde described the injury as a forearm muscle strain, but said more
10:14 PM ET Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon called for an intentional walk with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game against the Texas Rangers — the decision quickly backfired. With one out and the Angels trailing 3-2, Maddon visited with reliever Austin Warren before deciding to grant Rangers shortstop
6:36 PM ET Outfielder Byron Buxton is getting an MRI on his right knee after leaving in the first inning of Friday’s game against the Red Sox in Boston, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. Buxton was hurt on a last-second slide into second base after the Red Sox had misplayed his pop fly to shallow