7:17 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants right fielder Jaylin Davis called home and spoke with his family. Then his decision immediately became clear: He would kneel for the national anthem. That is, if there were an anthem. The Giants were playing an exhibition game with no fans on Monday at
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6:06 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays announced Tuesday that left-handed reliever Colin Poche will miss the season with a torn UCL. The Rays said that Tommy John surgery had been recommended. Poche, 26, had a 4.70 ERA last season but was expected to have a role as one of the Rays’
1:52 PM ET Gavin Lux, a popular pick to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award, won’t begin the season on the active roster. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday that they would instead option him to the minor leagues — a luxury they can afford given the presence of Enrique Hernandez and
7:15 AM ET After a delay of nearly four months, the 2020 MLB season will begin on Thursday night when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees (7 ET, ESPN). It’s time to pin down our expectations for what we expect to happen in the abbreviated 60-game season. Will the Nationals repeat? Is this
7:15 AM ET In the shortened Major League Baseball season that’s on tap for 2020, which players’ top-tier performances will define the year for baseball? We asked a panel of 32 experts from ESPN’s MLB coverage team to name the star players they think will deliver seasons that merit recognition as baseball’s MVPs, Cy Young
8:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Our crew of MLB experts has weighed
10:28 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before Monday night’s exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics. Right fielder Jaylin Davis, who is African American, and first base coach Antoan Richardson also took a knee as shortstop Brandon Crawford
12:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Alyssa Nakken, the first female major league coach, coached first base for the San Francisco Giants during Monday night’s exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics. Nakken joined first-year Giants manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in January. She has been with the organization since 2014, when she started as an intern
1:11 AM ET Associated Press With all the protocols in place, Stephen Strasburg got a good feel Monday night for what pitching on the road will entail this season during the coronavirus pandemic. Last year’s World Series MVP threw five strong innings for Washington in a 4-2 exhibition win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nationals manager
9:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Joe Girardi’s new path was evident Monday. And unfamiliar. About to start his first season as Philadelphia’s manager, he was back at Yankee Stadium to lead the Phillies in an exhibition game against New York ahead of his team’s pandemic-delayed opener Friday at home against Miami. “I