4:35 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Hall of Famer Jim Rice stood in the new TV studio behind Fenway Park’s right field bleachers and looked out on a field that barely resembles the one where he played for 16 years. “It’s good,” he said after the Red Sox gave a tour of the newly
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9:10 AM ET San Francisco Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection Tuesday led to Alyssa Nakken’s historic coaching debut, has accused San Diego Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that “reeked undertones of racism.” Richardson, who is Black, provided a lengthy explanation for his third-inning ejection after San Francisco’s 13-2 victory
2:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has had his administrative leave extended by Major League Baseball and the players’ association through April 22, sources confirmed to ESPN. He was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the union and MLB’s joint domestic violence and sexual assault
3:03 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed left fielder Alex Kirilloff on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his surgically repaired right wrist on Wednesday. Kirilloff was scratched from the lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, replaced by Nick Gordon. Outfielder Trevor Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to
2:00 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft A full turn of big-league rotations is in the books, and here’s the harsh reality: Take those starting pitching returns and simply throw them all out. Right in the trash, all of them, at least as far as anything that’ll cause you to make any rash decisions, especially if
12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services A night after saying, “I f—ing hate this place,” Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm got a standing ovation from the Philadelphia crowd. Bohm, who made three errors Monday in a 5-4 win over the New York Mets and later apologized for how he vented his frustration, came in as
12:07 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first woman to coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the Giants on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres. The 31-year-old Nakken came in to coach first base for the Giants
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — When White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and new second baseman Josh Harrison take the field together on Jackie Robinson Day on Friday, they will be the only Black double-play combination in baseball. “You don’t see that every day,” Anderson said recently. “There’s a lot of young kids that look up
7:00 AM ET ATLANTA — After an unexpected, first-in-a-generation World Series win, why spend only one day reliving and celebrating the victory? Much like their run to the championship, the Braves threw a bash this past week that was anything but conventional. The Braves spent their home opener and the six days that followed feting
10:20 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Reds president Phil Castellini appeared to tell fans on Tuesday that they had no choice other than to accept the team’s pared-down roster, then apologized hours later. Castellini, also the team’s chief operating officer, is the son of Reds chief executive officer Bob Castellini, the team’s controlling owner