3:44 PM ET The Atlanta Braves on Monday promoted rookie left-hander Dylan Dodd from the minor leagues, and the highly touted prospect is in line to make his major-league debut this week. Dodd, who was 12-9 with a 3.36 ERA in the minors last season, will take the place of Atlanta left-handed starter Max Fried,
3:04 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio offered a reminder that negotiations were still in the “early innings” as he discussed legislation on financing renovations to American Family Field. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, issued a proposal this year to spend $290 million on repairs to American Family Field
11:35 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are planning to retire the No. 25 of former five-time All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones in September. Jones will be the 11th Braves player in history to have his number retired. “It’s a great honor getting your number retired. You don’t think about things like that while you’re playing.
2:17 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement with minor league players, formalizing the landmark agreement that will more than double player salaries. Players late last week
3:52 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox fans received a surprise gift at the team’s home opener Monday when closer Liam Hendriks announced he is undergoing his last round of chemotherapy. In a video message played on the scoreboard and posted to the team’s official Twitter account, Hendriks said, “Happy Opening Day, Sox fans. Just
6:14 PM ET Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been given a five-game suspension for a public altercation with a fan in Oakland last week, videos of which circulated through social media. The decision was announced by Major League Baseball, specifically senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill, on Monday. If Rendon
5:26 PM ET Carson Briere was dismissed from the Mercyhurst University men’s hockey team, the school announced Monday. The decision to remove Brier, a son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere, from the program comes a little more than three weeks after a video posted to social media showed Briere and another Mercyhurst
12:56 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is nearing a return to the team and is expected to be back early this week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Wiggins, who has missed 22 consecutive games attending to a family matter, is expected to be back in the Bay Area
2:38 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former Masters champion Fred Couples didn’t back down from comments he made last month about LIV Golf League players who have criticized the PGA Tour after leaving. Speaking to reporters after a practice round ahead of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, Couples said he doesn’t
4:38 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cameron Smith will be the first to tell you he doesn’t think LIV Golf’s fields are as strong or deep as the PGA Tour’s. In fact, that is precisely what Smith, who joined LIV last year, said Tuesday speaking at his news conference in advance of the