10:00 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta left his start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night with right shoulder discomfort after taking an awkward swing on a strikeout to end the third inning. Peralta, 25, swung and missed on a slider from Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty and seemed to wince as he
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6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Anthony Rizzo is back in the New York Yankees‘ lineup after a bout with COVID-19, and closer Aroldis Chapman was also activated prior to Wednesday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Rizzo, acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on July 29, is starting at first base
3:11 PM ET Detroit Tigers television analyst Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely by Bally Sports Detroit after he used an accent in describing what the Tigers should do when pitching to the Los Angeles Angels‘ Shohei Ohtani. Bally Sports Detroit said in a statement that it was “extremely disappointed” with Morris’ remarks and that
11:45 AM ET Oakland Athletics ace Chris Bassitt suffered a right cheek fracture that will require surgery when he was struck in the head by a line drive during Tuesday’s game, the team said in a release Wednesday. Along with a displaced tripod fracture in his right cheek, Bassitt received stitches for two facial lacerations.
10:20 AM ET Count Steve Cohen among the New York Mets faithful who are discouraged by the team’s current free fall. Cohen, the Mets’ first-year owner, called out the team’s “unproductive” offense in a tweet Wednesday morning, hours after New York fell further from postseason contention with a fifth consecutive loss. The Mets (59-60) have
7:00 AM ET MY FIRST VISIT to the ludicrously charming town of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series, came in 2015, an assignment several colleagues guaranteed would be a career highlight, which it was, and so much more. One of the many wonderful traditions at the LLWS is to slide down The
6:55 AM ET Every year, Little League World Series officials interview the players, asking biographical questions, including their favorite food, book, TV show, athlete and so on. Here’s what the kids offered in 2019, the last time the LLWS was held: Best names Harrison Ford (“It’s a little annoying being asked all the time about
11:50 PM ET Look, you never want to overreact too much to one game in baseball – or in this case, two games in one day – but after watching the New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox in a doubleheader on Tuesday and pass Boston by percentage points in the standings, the obvious
12:31 AM ET Detroit Tigers television analyst Jack Morris said he “did not intend for any offensive thing” on Tuesday night after using an accent when describing what the Tigers should do when pitching to the Los Angeles Angels‘ Shohei Ohtani, who was coming up to bat. With the game tied at 2 in the
12:19 AM ET With Anthony Rizzo due to come off the COVID-19 injured list sometime soon, New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit said he still expects to play when the three-time All-Star returns. “I was top-10 MVP last year and I’ve been a great player for this organization for the last three years,” Voit