2:10 PM ET Los Angeles won’t be the only city to host a home run derby in 2022. On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the launch of MLB Home Run Derby X, a global baseball tour making stops in London; Seoul, South Korea; and Mexico City and featuring former stars Adrian Gonzalez, Jonny Gomes, Geovany
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4:07 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Andrew Vaughn feared the worst when he got hurt making a diving catch for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Same for his team, which is looking for the slugger to play a key role this year. They’re all feeling much better now. Vaughn was diagnosed with
3:49 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, is nearing a return after being hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill last week. Balkovec was struck on
12:44 PM ET Associated Press SECAUCUS, N.J. — Retired pitcher Jake Peavy and outfielder Hunter Pence have joined the MLB Network as analysts. Peavy, 40, last played in 2016. A three-time All-Star, he won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award. Pence, who turns 39 on April 13, was a four-time All-Star who last played in
7:27 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft 1 Related Success in fantasy baseball isn’t about filling your roster with all of your favorite players. It’s fun to build a team of players you love, but it won’t win you your league. Success in this game is when personal preference meets opportunity. It’s when your strong, informed
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Freddie Freeman this offseason, they sparked a conversation: Do they have the best lineup in recent memory? And maybe … ever? We decided to dig into what it takes for a lineup to be great. Which 2022 teams — L.A. and perhaps others —
1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer sued The Athletic and former reporter Molly Knight on Tuesday, accusing them of “creating and spreading the false narrative” that he had fractured a woman’s skull during a sexual encounter. The 26-page complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Los
8:03 PM ET ESPN News Services BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz will start the season in the minors. Cruz, ESPN insider Kiley McDaniel’s No. 13-ranked prospect, was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. A towering, 6-foot-7 shortstop, Cruz put together a solid spring training, going 5-for-15 with two home runs in Grapefruit
6:25 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino‘s spring training start scheduled for Wednesday night was pushed back to Saturday because of body soreness. Severino was limited to four late-season relief appearances in 2021 after having Tommy John surgery on Feb. 27, 2020. He is slated to follow Opening
5:24 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Still sporting a 0.00 ERA after three spring training starts, Astros ace Justin Verlander won’t start on Opening Day as Houston plans around the early schedule. Manager Dusty Baker said skipping Verlander in the opener on April 7 at the Los Angeles Angels better positions