Month: May 2021

3:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining that could lead to a spring training lockout next year. The union had $178.5 million in cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments on Dec. 31, according
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5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom resumed playing catch and plans to evaluate his mechanics after New York placed him on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with tightness in his right side. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was pulled from a game Sunday against Arizona, his
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. tested positive for COVID-19, manager Jayce Tingler said Tuesday, and has been added to the injured list due to health and safety protocols. Tatis currently has no symptoms, according to Tingler. Per MLB’s health and safety protocols, in order to return to
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4:46 PM ET At least five New York Yankees coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Marly Rivera on Tuesday. The Yankees announced third-base coach Phil Nevin tested positive, and manager Aaron Boone said several others have yet to be confirmed. Nevin is fully vaccinated and under quarantine protocol in Tampa, where the
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8:20 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events where he never showed up, authorities said Tuesday. Favre promised to repay the state after an audit released in May 2020 revealed $1.1 million had
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4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services ROME — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was furious with the chair umpire for not suspending play as rain trickled down during his Italian Open second-round match against American Taylor Fritz on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Serb made his feelings clear after he was broken when serving for victory in
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