2:07 PM ET Three separate lawsuits were filed earlier this week claiming excessive violence by Dodger Stadium security personnel toward the team’s fans during the 2021 season, listing assault, battery, false imprisonment, violation of civil rights and emotional distress among the accusations. The suits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday by the same
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12:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. According to multiple reports, the new deal will pay $6.75 million over each of the next two seasons. Reynolds and the
7:00 AM ET How much can change in one week of an MLB season? Exactly one week since the excitement of Opening Day, our first regular-season rankings of the season offer a reality check for some and reason for hope that this could be the year for others. Is your favorite team off to a
7:00 AM ET The meeting that took place in Branch Rickey’s office on Montague Street in Brooklyn in late August of 1945 has obtained an almost apocryphal status. Dodgers scout Clyde Sukeforth had met up with Jackie Robinson in Toledo, and the two traveled together to New York to meet the Dodgers’ general manager. Sukeforth
10:47 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Already the face of the upstart Toronto Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looked the part of a true Maple Leaf on Wednesday night, too. Guerrero shook off a bloody gash on his right ring finger to hit three home runs against the rival Yankees, including two
3:53 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through seven innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut before being pulled, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 13 strikeouts in 21 batters during a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Manager Dave Roberts pulled Kershaw after 80 pitches on a cold
5:46 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants first-base coach Antoan Richardson and San Diego Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt hugged on the field before their game Wednesday, a day after Richardson was ejected following an incident that he said included Shildt making comments that had “undertones of racism.” Richardson said Shildt
9:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was pulled from a game at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night with left side discomfort. Hernandez grounded out to second base in the sixth inning and left the field in pain. He slammed his helmet as he made his way down
6:01 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn said he thinks he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from right knee surgery. Lynn was pulled from his final start of spring training with right knee discomfort, one of a series of injuries for the reigning AL Central champions already
6:49 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Seattle Mariners placed reliever Sergio Romo on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, a day after Romo pitched a scoreless inning at Minnesota in his 800th major league appearance. The 39-year-old right-hander also tossed a scoreless