Month: April 2023

11:00 PM ET Defending MLS champions LAFC battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal at Subaru Park on Wednesday night. Daniel Gazdag netted a late penalty before Kellyn Acosta levelled the score in second-half stoppage time in a rematch of last year’s
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4:57 PM ET Sheffield United will return to the Premier League next season as they secured promotion from the Championship. Getty Image Sheffield United have secured their return to the Premier League following their promotion-clinching 2-0 victory over West Brom on Wednesday. The South Yorkshire club confirmed their promotion with three games left to play this
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5:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was taken to a hospital after feeling light-headed prior to Wednesday’s game against Colorado. Guardians manager Terry Francona said following Cleveland’s 4-1 win that he texted with Willis. Francona said Willis was undergoing tests. “He gave us kind of a scare,” Francona said.
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3:24 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays star George Springer left Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from right-hander Michael Kopech. Toronto said Springer’s hand was bruised and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Springer was hit by the pitch in
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6:33 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kenta Maeda left the mound with Minnesota‘s athletic trainer for his second straight start, a concerning development in the early stages of his comeback from elbow surgery. The Twins sent Maeda for an MRI exam after he complained of muscle discomfort on the top of his right arm
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8:01 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday after clearing waivers. The veteran left-hander was designated for assignment on April 20, giving the team seven days to trade the 2014 World Series MVP or place him on waivers. Bumgarner wasn’t claimed and can sign
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6:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Promising St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday following a 7-for-35 slide in his last 10 games. Walker made his debut on opening day and opened the season with a record-tying 12-game hitting streak. He was hitting .353 through April
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9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old infielder, who had played 1,155 games across 13 minor league seasons before getting called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning,
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5:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray will have surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais made the announcement before the Mariners played Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Ray, in the second season of a $115
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