6:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets put newly acquired infielder Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list with back spasms before Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Báez was injured in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia when the Mets said he had left hip
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4:49 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals are getting their ace back, as right-hander Jack Flaherty has been activated from the 60-day injured list to start Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Flaherty has not pitched since suffering a left oblique strain at the end of May. The 25-year-old is 8-1
5:20 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox starter Carlos Rodon will continue on a prescribed schedule of rest after tests on his left shoulder did not reveal a significant injury, according to the team. Rodon, 28, was placed on the 10-day injured list earlier this week with left shoulder fatigue. He has been a
11:52 AM ET The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has again been extended by a week through Aug. 20 — his fifth extension — a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. A civil hearing for the temporary restraining order that was obtained against Bauer is scheduled for Aug. 16-19 in L.A.
7:00 AM ET Will Newton/Getty Images Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten-rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the issues and storylines
11:30 PM ET ESPN News Services DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Tim Anderson recently admitted he has never watched the movie “Field of Dreams.” Well, he just submitted a pretty good script for a sequel. Anderson hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the “Field of Dreams” game
3:05 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani grinned and laughed after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. bounced a single to left field in the Toronto Blue Jays slugger’s first career plate appearance against the Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way superstar. When he struck out Guerrero with a wicked slider two innings later, Ohtani smiled
2:06 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took advantage to beat the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Thursday night. Darvish exited in the third inning. The right-hander didn’t look comfortable on the mound and was pulled after throwing a
11:00 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anthony Rendon knew he hadn’t been right all season with the Los Angeles Angels. He just didn’t know why until an MRI revealed a right hip injury that appears to be the cause of all his woes. Rendon will undergo surgery next week to fix the impingement,
8:17 PM ET Brianna Williams The Field of Dreams game was delayed but not denied. The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees met for the rescheduled event in MLB’s first-ever game in Iowa on Thursday. Kevin Costner, who starred as Ray Kinsella in the 1989 film, made the trip to Dyersville, Iowa, as he