3:26 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Trevor Story had surgery on his throwing elbow and is expected to miss most — if not all — of this season, delaying the Boston Red Sox‘s plan to shift him across the infield to replace Xander Bogaerts at shortstop. Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said
5:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — First baseman Brandon Belt and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $9.3 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. Belt, 34, had spent his previous 12 big league seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He was limited to 78 games last year because of a right knee injury that required
6:14 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants had been on Michael Conforto‘s radar for a while prior to his signing a $36 million, two-year deal to play in San Francisco. Conforto, who was born in Seattle, welcomed a return to the West Coast. He grew up admiring several members of the Giants
1:30 PM ET Carlos Correa‘s wild offseason adventure has taken another surprising twist: He’s going back to the Minnesota Twins, pending physical, of course. After initially agreeing to terms with the San Francisco Giants, the Giants backed out over concerns about Correa’s long-term health, reportedly related to a leg injury Correa suffered in the minor
4:45 PM ET When Carlos Correa agreed to terms with the New York Mets, his agent called it Correamas Day, but for those who have been following the saga leading up to the shortstop agreeing to a six-year deal with a vesting option with the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, it has felt more like Correahog
4:06 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Raptors forward Otto Porter Jr. has undergone surgery on his left foot and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Porter had been sidelined with a dislocated toe since November and appeared in only eight games with the Raptors this season. “This was a
2:53 PM ET After missing 2½ seasons rehabilitating a severe left knee injury, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac will play a game for the franchise’s G League affiliate Wednesday, a step toward an NBA return that’s expected to come in the near future, sources told ESPN. Isaac is likely to play two games for the
5:23 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Javonte Green will undergo an arthroscopic debridement of his right knee, the team announced Tuesday afternoon, and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks. The procedure is scheduled for Wednesday, and there is optimism Green can return to the lineup about a month later, sources
3:14 PM ET Stephen Curry will return and start Tuesday night for the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The star point guard’s minute load is still being decided, the sources said. Curry missed the Warriors’ past 11 games with a left shoulder subluxation. On Friday, Curry said his
5:00 PM ET Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley told a group of team employees that a recent story placing him at the center of allegations of verbal abuse, retaliation and intimidation in the workplace misrepresented him, and that he would not be resigning from his role, multiple current employees told ESPN. Rowley made