Month: September 2020

8:38 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Miami outfielder Starling Marte and right-hander Jose Urena left Sundays’ regular-season finale against the New York Yankees after getting hurt in the early innings. Marte was hit on the front of his helmet by Clarke Schmidt‘s 94 mph fastball in the second inning. The pitch knocked

8:58 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani wants to remain a two-way player for the Los Angeles Angels, even though he didn’t come close during the shortened season to matching his performance from 2018. Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a strikeout — and grounded out to first for the final out — in

6:38 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Harrison Bader tripled and homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the regular season with a 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Sunday, and the Brewers earned a playoff spot via help on the West Coast. St. Louis (30-28)

7:23 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Juan Soto became the National League’s youngest batting champion on Sunday, as Washington closed out the season with a 15-5 victory over the New York Mets. Soto walked and singled before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the third inning, elevating his average to

8:39 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The New York Yankees lost six of their last eight regular-season games, which included series losses to the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins, but they still limped into the wild-card round as the fifth seed

6:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday, announcing the decision moments after the team concluded its fifth consecutive losing season. The Angels now will search for the third full-time GM of Mike Trout‘s career with hopes that Eppler’s replacement can capitalize on the prime years of one of