6:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson felt the pressure of coming into a new market and making a strong first impression. “Everybody feels that,” Donaldson said. “You gotta trust your process and how you go about your business.” The moment for Donaldson to really trust his process came in the
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7:08 PM ET DETROIT — The Javy Baez experience got off to a dramatic start on Opening Day after the newest Tiger walked off the White Sox with a base hit off the right-field wall, plating Austin Meadows with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday. The play was initially
8:50 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, speaking to reporters Friday, expressed frustration at not finalizing a long-term contract extension with the club with which he wants to spend the rest of his major league career.
8:50 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Baseball players and fans are familiar with rain delays. Even, in recent times, replay review delays. The Washington Nationals and New York Mets waited through a lights delay on Friday night. Max Scherzer‘s first start for the Mets — against the Nationals, the team he helped with the
6:21 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito left his season-opening start on Friday because of abdominal tightness on his left side. Giolito struck out six while pitching four innings of one-hit ball in Detroit. “I’m concerned because he felt something,” manager Tony La Russa said. Giolito departed with a
11:11 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have not come to an agreement on a contract extension ahead of the slugger’s self-imposed deadline of Opening Day. General manager Brian Cashman said the team
9:41 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Shortstop J.P. Crawford and Seattle are in agreement on a five-year, $51 million contract, tying a vital member of the ascendant Mariners to the organization through his prime years, sources familiar with
3:05 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The second pitch Shohei Ohtani threw on Opening Day was a 98 mph fastball spotted on the very edge of the inside corner to Jose Altuve. By the end of Thursday night’s first inning, the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way sensation threw seven pitches at a higher velocity. Oftentimes in
7:32 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The national champion Kansas basketball team, the mayor of Kansas City and the greatest player in Royals history crammed into a suite down the third-base line at Kauffman
2:36 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Seth Beer‘s game-winning, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning hadn’t even landed yet Thursday night and Pavin Smith was already thinking of endorsement deals for his rookie teammate. “He hits a homer, dollar beers in the stadium?” Smith said. “I mean, that’s a layup,