Month: April 2019

7:55 AM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were ejected after consecutive pitches for arguing balls and strikes in the second inning of Wednesday’s 4-0 loss at the Texas Rangers. According to umpire crew chief Jerry Meals, who was working third base, the Astros

9:47 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas. Cintron and others on the bench apparently questioned a low strike called on Tyler White in the second inning Wednesday night. When plate umpire Ron Kulpa looked toward the

10:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — It’s a thought that has resided somewhere in the back of Kenley Jansen’s mind for months, and now the moment is finally approaching. The Los Angeles Dodgers will make their first trip to Denver over the weekend, and this time Jansen will be there with them, returning to the

9:08 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals took National Walking Day to the extreme. In the wild finale of a two-game series between National League East rivals, Washington beat Philadelphia 9-8 as Nats pinch-hitter Jake Noll drew a walk-off walk against Phillies closer David Robertson, who had walked the previous two

7:24 PM ET ATLANTA — Chicago Cubs infielder David Bote, who burst onto the national scene with a walk-off grand slam last season on Sunday Night Baseball, has been rewarded with a new five-year deal through the 2024 season. Bote, 25, will make $15 million over the deal, which begins in 2020. The Cubs hold

7:00 AM ET The first week of baseball is only the appetizer of the long season to come. That first bite can still pack plenty of flavor though, so we decided to have some fun by asking each of our writers to generate one bold prediction based on the early action, which we have ranked