Month: July 2022

7:58 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Cleveland Guardians expect right-hander Aaron Civale to rejoin them in August after doctors confirmed he has a sprained ligament and inflammation in his pitching wrist, the team said Friday. Civale was examined this week by Drs. Thomas Graham and Jason Genin. The team said he is responding

5:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom will make at least one more minor league rehab start before rejoining New York’s rotation. The two-time Cy Young Award winner, sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula, threw 60 pitches over five innings in a simulated game Thursday

6:14 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Miami Marlins All-Star second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. likely will be out through the end of August. Tests revealed Chisholm has a stress reaction in his lower back, the Marlins said Friday. He is expected to miss six weeks. Chisholm, 24, was selected to the National League All-Star

10:45 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez was a last-minute scratch from the Seattle Mariners‘ lineup Friday night for a game against the Houston Astros with left wrist soreness. The Mariners announced moments before first pitch that the 21-year-old would not play as Seattle tried for its 15th consecutive victory, which

9:24 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dwight Smith, a runner-up for NL rookie of the year who played on Atlanta‘s World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced. He was 58. The Braves said the former outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist died of congestive heart and lung failure. Smith played in the big

7:53 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals apologized Friday for “poorly articulated” comments about the COVID-19 vaccine after missing the team’s trip to Canada. Merrifield was among 10 Royals players who didn’t travel to Toronto because of their vaccination status for a four-game series

7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The first-place New York Mets added some much-needed punch at designated hitter Friday, acquiring Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a trade for rookie reliever Colin Holderman. The burly Vogelbach, a left-handed hitter and an All-Star in 2019 with Seattle, was batting .228 with 12 home

11:37 PM ET William E. Ricks The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t wait long to find their groove after the All-Star break. They put on an offensive clinic Friday night, defeating the Boston Red Sox 28-5. 1 Related Left fielder Raimel Tapia put on a show, finishing 3-for-7 at the plate with six RBIs and a