12:34 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are promoting general manager Dayton Moore to club president and elevating longtime assistant GM J.J. Picollo to fill his role, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. Moore, 54, presided over one of the most remarkable turnarounds in baseball history, leading the long-suffering Royals
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12:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP and franchise home run king for the Milwaukee Brewers, announced his retirement Tuesday. The six-time All-Star selection has not played this season after becoming a free agent when the Brewers declined to exercise a $15 million mutual option in his contract last
11:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Seattle has been chosen to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in 2023, sources familiar with the decision told ESPN on Tuesday. Plans to bring the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
8:22 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. All Puerto Rican players in Major League Baseball once again will be allowed to wear No. 21 to honor Roberto Clemente on Sept. 15, and this time it will be in front of fans. MLB has extended the honor
11:15 AM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox reinstated starter Lucas Giolito and shortstop Tim Anderson from the injured list, the team announced Tuesday morning. Giolito, 27, missed time this month with a left hamstring strain suffered against the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last outing. He’ll start Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. Anderson,
12:28 AM ET Clayton Kershaw recorded 13 outs, allowed only one run and left his Monday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks to a rousing ovation, a fitting end to an encouraging return for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ iconic left-hander. Kershaw, pitching for the first time since getting shut down with elbow inflammation more than two
9:17 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Boston Red Sox activated reliever Hirokazu Sawamura from the COVID-19 injured list and returned left-handed pitcher Austin Davis from the paternity list on Monday, giving a boost to their bullpen going into a key series against Seattle. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said there could be more
12:47 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been five years since Brandon Belt got to toast a playoff berth, so the Giants first baseman was admittedly out of practice when the champagne started to flow in San Francisco’s clubhouse. “I forgot how much this burns to get in your eyes, but it burns
1:22 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Adam Wainwright won in a rare matchup of pitchers in their 40s as his St. Louis Cardinals blanked Rich Hill‘s New York Mets 7-0 on Monday night. The 40-year-old Wainwright, a thorn in the Mets’ side since he saved Game 7 of the 2006 National League
10:10 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros starter Jake Odorizzi left with right foot soreness after coming off the mound and running to cover first base in the second inning against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Odorizzi ran to the bag to take first baseman’s Yuli Gurriel‘s throw for the out