ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 02:43 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds added a pair of right-handed bats off the waiver wire Thursday, claiming center fielder Harrison Bader from the New York Yankees and slugger Hunter Renfroe from the Los Angeles Angels as they continue their push for a postseason spot. Bader, 29, was waived
Month: September 2023
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 08:39 PM ET NEW YORK — The robot strike zone will get slightly bigger at Triple-A starting Tuesday in an attempt to make it better reflect individual batters rather than averages, and the pitch clock will be altered, too. The robots this season were programmed to call a two-dimensional zone
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 05:47 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he’s excited to see what an influx of young players will bring to the major league team over the final weeks of a lost season and also hinted that changes could be coming to how the team
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 05:03 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is pushing back on the possibility that a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field came from a gun inside the ballpark. Two women were injured in a shooting during the team’s 12-4 loss to Oakland last week. Chicago police are investigating
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 09:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Walker Buehler‘s impending return is becoming more real. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Thursday that Buehler, in the late
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 06:46 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Former AL MVP Josh Donaldson signed a minor league deal with the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, two days after the New York Yankees released him. The Brewers said Donaldson will report to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee. Donaldson is a three-time All-Star
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 10:05 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Perrine Delacour shot a 9-under 63 in morning rain Thursday at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3-7 in a front-nine 30.
West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran and Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan have both withdrawn from the BBL draft while South African Dane van Niekerk is out of the WBBL due to the fractured right thumb she suffered during the recent women’s Hundred. Pooran and Rizwan were set to be platinum picks in the BBL draft and
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 07:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. IBF flyweight champion Arely Mucino will make the first defense of her title against Gabriela Fundora on Oct. 21 at the Kia
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 05:21 PM ET The Boston Celtics have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent guard Svi Mykhailiuk, sources confirmed to ESPN. Mykhailiuk, 26, has played for six teams across his five NBA seasons, including brief stints with both the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets last season. The 6-foot-7