1:54 PM ET What had evolved into an inevitability became an official ruling on Friday, when Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend Trevor Bauer‘s administrative leave through what remains of the 2021 season, a league official told ESPN. Bauer, who has been away from the Los Angeles Dodgers since MLB
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11:30 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Blue Jays gave the Yankees a Bronx battering this week they haven’t experienced in nearly 100 years. They also pulled within a half-game of New York for the final AL wild card on Thursday night with a 6-4 win that capped a four-game sweep. “It’s
5:55 PM ET Major League Baseball on Thursday refuted Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe‘s allegation that the league told the team to stop testing for COVID-19 amid the outbreak spreading through the team’s clubhouse. “MLB basically told us to stop the testing and just treat the symptoms,” Renfroe said earlier Thursday on WEEI’s “Merloni
12:02 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna has agreed to enter a diversion program that could result in his domestic violence case being dismissed. Ozuna agreed to the pretrial resolution Thursday, more than three months after being arrested on assault charges for allegedly assaulting his wife. He faces misdemeanor charges of family violence battery
5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 10-day injured list because of a partial tendon tear in his right ankle, while reliever Zack Britton is unlikely to pitch again until 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, according to manager Aaron Boone. Boone said Taillon felt
7:00 AM ET We’re a week into September and there’s plenty of question marks in MLB’s playoff races. Which teams battling it out for the two American League wild-card slots will hang tough? Are the Phillies poised to make a run on the Braves in the National League East? Who will win the epic NL
6:19 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — On an induction day that seemed for months would never come, New York Yankees great Derek Jeter went into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday with three others in front of a crowd dominated by Yankee colors, logos and Jeter’s signature uniform No. 2. “It’s been a hell of
6:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A day after New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole exited his start because of tightness in his left hamstring, manager Aaron Boone said the star right-hander was feeling better about his situation. “I think he’s encouraged. I don’t think we have anything definitive yet,” Boone said before
7:22 PM ET Chicago White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez is day-to-day after getting hit in the right knee by a foul ball while sitting in the visitor’s dugout during the second inning of Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Jimenez, 24, has a “significant” bone bruise, according to manager Tony La Russa. “He got
8:56 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays will promote top outfield prospect Josh Lowe to the majors, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lowe, 23, was Tampa Bay’s first-round draft selection in 2016 and was rated as Major League Baseball’s No. 60 overall prospect earlier this year by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. The 6-foot-4 Lowe is enjoying