8:55 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker left his start Monday night against Philadelphia after two innings because of right shoulder irritation. Walker struck out four, walked none and threw 30 pitches, retiring all six batters before he left the game. David Peterson started the third inning. Walker went
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was put on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained left oblique muscle. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said before a series opener at Yankee Stadium that Jansen felt soreness in his side while swinging, was having a scan and
6:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland Guardians rookie Steven Kwan kept up an historic start to his big league career with a bases-loaded triple Monday, becoming the first player to reach base at least three times in each of his first four games while leading Cleveland over the Kansas City Royals 10-7. Kwan,
4:33 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft After a one-week delay, that coming on the heels of a lengthy wait through the winter’s lockout, we finally have stats that count! With them, we have standings that totally matter — oh, OK, no, they absolutely do not, not anytime soon (think beginning in mid-May), but at least
4:42 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The San Diego Padres scratched starting pitcher Blake Snell from the lineup just before game time on Sunday. The 2018 AL Cy Young winner went through his usual warm up before the game but right-hander Nabil Crismatt came out to the mound for the first inning against the
5:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox newcomer Trevor Story is out of the lineup for Sunday night’s game against the New York Yankees and away from the team with flu-like symptoms. The two-time All-Star had a hit in Boston’s 4-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday, but the second baseman
3:24 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol missed his second successive game on Sunday against Pittsburgh after being diagnosed with the flu. The 35-year-old was sent home prior to Saturday’s game and team doctors felt he should remain there until his condition improved. Bench coach Skip Schumaker will
6:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred gifted major league players Bose headphones on Opening Day as a peace offering after a bitter 99-day lockout that delayed the start of the season. Major League Baseball confirmed that headphones and a letter signed by Manfred were left at the locker of
12:48 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday. Whitlock is guaranteed a total of $18.75 million from 2023 to 2026, a source told ESPN. The deal also includes club options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, with the source saying Whitlock
9:02 AM ET Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki had 19 strikeouts while throwing a perfect game in a record-setting performance Sunday in Japan’s top professional league. Sasaki, 20, recorded the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball since 1994 and the 16th in league history, according to multiple Japanese media outlets. Sasaki, a right-hander for the