ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2023, 11:09 PM ET BOSTON — Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected Monday night for arguing a checked-swing call on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox. It was an important play, too: Instead of an inning-ending
Month: August 2023
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 09:57 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will have surgery this week after breaking his left thumb during Sunday’s 6-0 home win against Miami, but manager Bruce Bochy remains hopeful the rookie slugger can return this season. Dr. Donald Sheridan, a specialist, examined Jung in
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 09:27 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox management on Monday refuted claims by former reliever Keynan Middleton that the downtrodden team had a culture with “no rules,” allowing a rookie reliever to regularly fall asleep during games and other players to miss meetings and practices. Middleton, dealt to the New
Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 12:58 AM ET CHICAGO — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the most of his AL-leading sixth ejection this season during a 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Boone was booted by plate umpire Laz Diaz after Anthony Volpe was called out on strikes against
Aug 7, 2023, 09:11 PM ET Orioles play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Brown reportedly was removed from MASN broadcasts after he made a reference to Baltimore’s lack of success against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in previous years. Before a game against the Rays on July 23, Brown noted that the Orioles had won as
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 10:33 PM ET TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic beat American Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an epic first-round match Monday night at the National Bank Open. Editor’s Picks The ninth-seeded Tiafoe outlasted the Canadian in a 20-minute tiebreaker in the first set. But Raonic, who grew up
Marnus Labuschagne‘s hopes of featuring in the ODI World Cup appear to be over after his omission from the squads to play in South Africa and India next month, but he will have a chance to push the selectors by lining up for Australia A against New Zealand A. Australia will narrow their list down
Cesar Hernandez Aug 7, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Cruz Azul have sacked head coach Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti after an early Leagues Cup exit in the round of 32 against Charlotte FC. The decision to part ways with Ferretti was made “on the basis of results obtained in recent weeks,” the Mexican club said in a
Guardiola’s City squad looks thin heading into what promises to be another busy season in multiple competitions. But do they have enough? Robin Jones/Getty Images We should know better than to judge Pep Guardiola’s approach in terms of conventional wisdom. There’s little that’s conventional about the guy and the way he runs a club, yet the
The start of the new Premier League season is just days away and clubs have been frantically trying to prepare themselves. It’s been a summer of transfer activity like no other among most of the Big Six. Manchester City‘s squad will look very different, while Arsenal have embarked on what they hope is an upgrade