4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Boston infielder Yairo Munoz has become the latest Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19 as the virus surge impacting the team remains unrelenting. Eight Boston players and two coaches have either had a positive test or have been identified as close contacts since Friday.
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7:12 PM ET ESPN News Services John Smoltz and Al Leiter are not making in-studio appearances for MLB Network after refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to multiple reports. MLB Network’s policy making it mandatory for all employees to be vaccinated took effect Wednesday. Smoltz and Leiter will still do analysis for studio shows,
1:27 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed shortstop Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain while reinstating outfielder Billy Hamilton after the completion of his rehab assignment from Triple-A Charlotte. Anderson, 28, has been in and out of the lineup over the past 10 days due to
11:52 AM ET The Seattle Mariners have agreed to multiyear extensions with general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais, it was announced Wednesday. Dipoto also has been promoted to be the team’s first-ever president of baseball operations. He will continue to make baseball decisions as it relates to the club and will report to
12:13 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves fouled a ball off his left knee in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers and had to be carried off the field Tuesday night, although X-rays were negative. Albies was facing an 0-2 count against
6:49 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have cut struggling lefty reliever Brad Hand. Hand was reinstated from the bereavement list and designated for assignment before Tuesday’s game against Baltimore. Hand went 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA in 11 games with Toronto after being acquired from Washington on July 29 in
7:06 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have added veteran reliever David Robertson to their taxi squad and are expected to recall him from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. The Rays signed the 36-year-old on Aug. 16 after Robertson was part of the silver medal-winning United States team at the
6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston Red Sox star shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled from Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays after testing positive for COVID-19, the latest virus setback for the team. Bogaerts was on the field before the start of the bottom of the second inning
4:52 PM ET The Chicago White Sox put All-Star right-hander Lance Lynn on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation, it was announced Tuesday. The 34-year-old Lynn is 10-4 with a 2.59 ERA and 152 strikeouts in his first season with the White Sox. He signed a two-year, $38 million extension with the team
9:06 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Houston Astros placed starting pitcher Zack Greinke and first baseman Taylor Jones on the injured list Tuesday, citing health and safety protocols. Manager Dusty Baker said he couldn’t give specifics, but the designation is a sign the players have tested positive for or have come in contact