Month: April 2021

10:01 PM ET Freddie Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP, indicated Tuesday that he is apparently not interested in negotiating a long-term contract extension with the Atlanta Braves during the regular season. Freeman is eligible for free agency after the 2021 season. “I don’t know if we could really even talk right now,” Freeman said
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8:58 PM ET ESPN staff George Floyd’s murder — and the graphic footage that captured his final breaths — rocked athletes, coaches and executives throughout professional and amateur sports. With the country already on edge just a couple months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a viral video showed then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s
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8:49 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders received backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said, “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than
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4:59 PM ET Veteran infielder Neil Walker announced his retirement Tuesday after 12 major league seasons. Born in Pittsburgh, he played his first seven seasons for the Pirates before playing for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies over his final five seasons. Walker, 35, made his announcement
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8:04 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds placed starting third baseman Mike Moustakas on the 10-day injured list because of a non-COVID-19 illness. The nature of Moustakas’ illness was not disclosed. The move was made retroactive to Saturday. Moustakas was initially in the Reds’ lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks before he was
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3:18 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mookie Betts was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Tuesday after getting hit on the right forearm a night earlier, but manager Dave Roberts doesn’t expect it to be a long-term issue. Roberts said X-rays on Betts’ arm were negative after the former MVP took a
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7:37 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Minnesota Twins right fielder Max Kepler is among the club’s positive cases for the coronavirus. Manager Rocco Baldelli announced Kepler’s absence with COVID-19 ahead of a doubleheader Tuesday against the Athletics. The scheduled opener of the series Monday was postponed, as were the Twins’ final two games
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6:46 PM ET The Washington Nationals placed star outfielder Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list with a strained left shoulder, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Soto, 22, was originally in Tuesday’s starting lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Nationals tweeted the IL move about an hour before the game. Soto will have
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