May 11, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Miami Marlins top prospect Eury Perez will become the youngest pitcher in franchise history Friday when he makes his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins announced Wednesday that they will promote Perez, 20, from Double-A Pensacola to start Friday’s home game. At 20 years and 27
Month: May 2023
ESPN News Services May 11, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will have Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023 season as well as the start of 2024, manager Rocco Baldelli said Thursday. Mahle was shut down April 30 after tests revealed a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain
May 11, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris said the positive way Javier Baez responded to being removed from a game last month has helped contribute to his team’s improved play since. Baez, in the second season of a six-year, $140 million contract, was removed from a game against the Toronto Blue
Associated Press May 11, 2023, 01:14 PM ET The NCAA Football Rules Committee appears headed toward delaying Division III’s implementation of the new game clock rule for first downs for a year. The biggest rule change approved last month for 2023 will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained
May 11, 2023, 06:21 AM ET The organizers of the Madrid Open have apologized to the women’s doubles finalists of this year’s tournament following criticism for denying players the opportunity to make speeches at the trophy ceremony. Singles world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, who played with Coco Gauff in a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Victoria
Associated Press May 11, 2023, 09:50 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers have named longtime television analyst Keith Jones their team president of hockey operations and removed the interim tag from general manager Danny Briere’s title. Jones was a surprise choice Thursday after he spent the past 23 years as an analyst for Flyers telecasts
We have reached another pivot point in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs: Each Round 2 series has made it through four games, and the next matchup will be played at the higher seed’s arena. In the East, the Carolina Hurricanes have built a 3-1 lead over the New Jersey Devils, and the Florida Panthers have
May 11, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday won the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award for the third time in four seasons Thursday. More than 400 players cast votes for a group of 12 finalists who were selected by a panel of league executives. Holiday received 57 first-place votes and
Tristan H. Cockcroft May 11, 2023, 11:27 AM ET The fantasy baseball world is abuzz with the news that the game’s top pitching prospect — that per Kiley McDaniel’s preseason rankings — Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, will be promoted to make his big league debut Friday. Perez has thoroughly dominated the Double-A Southern League,
NBA Insiders May 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023 NBA playoffs semifinals are winding down with teams set to advance to the Eastern and Western Conference finals throughout the week. First-time MVP Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are up 3-2 in the series against the Boston Celtics, and the Miami Heat are one