Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 04:32 PM ET MIAMI — Nestor Cortes‘ season with the New York Yankees could be over after he went back on the injured list with a strained left rotator cuff, one start into his return from a two-month layoff. The 28-year-old left-hander was put on the 15-day IL on Friday,
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks said he’s confident he’ll be back on the mound late next season after recovering from Tommy John surgery he had last month. Hendriks, 34,
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 04:22 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper flexed his legs, his shoulders, doing all he could to stay in the game for the Philadelphia Phillies. But back spasms forced the slugger out of one game, and he will have to sit out for at least one more. Harper was not
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 06:26 PM ET SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners placed shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 7-day concussion injured list Friday, a blow for the playoff-contending club as it opens a weekend series against AL-best Baltimore. Crawford collided with third baseman Eugenio Suárez as both went for a ground ball in the
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 02:50 PM ET ROME, Ga. — Atlanta’s minor league affiliate in Rome, Georgia, will be dropping its Braves nickname. The High-A South Atlantic League team, the third rung in Atlanta’s minor league system, has been a Braves’ affiliate since 2003. The team has no plans to change its relationship with
ESPN News Services Aug 11, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Orioles play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Brown is expected to return to the broadcast booth for Friday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Brown, who hasn’t been on MASN television broadcasts since July 23, when he made a reference to Baltimore’s lack of success against the Tampa Bay
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 07:25 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sloppy mud one day, broiling heat the next. Lucas Glover is playing his best golf no matter the conditions on the ground or in the air, posting a 6-under 64 on Friday for a 1-shot lead over Jordan Spieth in the FedEx St. Jude
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 06:23 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Four-time race winner William Byron will be forced to start from the back of the field in Sunday’s Brickyard 200 after failing pre-race inspection three times on Friday. NASCAR officials barred the No. 24 Chevrolet from Saturday’s qualifying session. Byron’s car chief also was ejected
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2023, 06:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Florida coach Billy Napier announced Friday that Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz has won the starting quarterback job. Mertz was competing with Jack Miller throughout the spring and early part of preseason camp,
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Cooper Flagg, arguably the best prospect in high school basketball, announced Friday he is reclassifying from 2025 into the 2024 class — making him the new favorite to be the No. 1