Month: April 2023

4:55 PM ET New York Yankees starter Nestor Cortes is one of the more colorful players in the game — his hesitation windup alone would qualify, but he’s also capable of incredible heads-up plays, like one against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night when he threw out someone at first from behind home plate. Perhaps

4:16 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Austin Hedges on the seven-day concussion list Tuesday. Hedges, 30, started the first three games behind the plate and went 0-for-7 with a walk and a run scored. He is a career .189 hitter with 66 homers and 207 RBIs in 608 games with San Diego, Cleveland

5:19 PM ET The New York Mets placed right-hander Tommy Hunter on the 15-day injured list Tuesday because of back spasms. The 36-year-old reliever has an 11.25 ERA in two games this season, allowing five runs on six hits in four innings. Hunter is 56-46 with a 4.03 ERA in 496 games (76 starts) with

3:05 PM ET The Minnesota Twins will play their home opener Friday, delaying the game by a day because of a forecast of snow and cold in Minneapolis on Wednesday night into Thursday. The game against the Houston Astros initially was set for Thursday afternoon, but the high is expected to only reach the mid-30s.

4:06 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Johnny Cueto on the 15-day injured list and infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Cueto has right biceps tightness and Wendle, whose designation is retroactive to Monday, is dealing with a right intercostal strain. Cueto, 37, took the loss in his Miami debut Monday

12:41 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed ace left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained left hamstring. In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett. Fried, 29, suffered the injury covering first base in the fourth inning of Thursday’s season-opening 7-2 victory

5:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed Opening Day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades. The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the largest jump for

5:48 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers outfielder Josh Smith has six stitches on the lower right side of his face, a cut inside his mouth and some slight swelling — but no fractures — after getting hit in the face with a pitch. “I feel pretty good actually. I slept good,” Smith

5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Padres slugger Manny Machado was ejected by plate umpire Ron Kulpa after being called out on strikes on a pitch clock violation to end the first inning of Tuesday’s game against Arizona. Machado was adjusting his batting gloves and appeared to be calling time as the