7:17 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani‘s final tune-up start before the regular season was by far his most encouraging. The Los Angeles Angels‘ two-way sensation faced 22 batters and struck out six of them over the equivalent of five innings in an intrasquad game on Sunday afternoon. Ohtani allowed just five singles, one
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6:42 PM ET Pitcher Julio Teheran said Sunday that his delay in reporting to the Los Angeles Angels‘ summer camp was because he tested positive for the coronavirus. The right-hander said he began to have symptoms two days before the start of camp. He was later tested and the result came back positive. He made
6:32 PM ET Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria let a bobblehead do the talking when naming his Opening Day starter. Asked by reporters whether Lucas Giolito would start in the opener against the Minnesota Twins on Friday, the manager slowly raised a bobblehead figure of the right-hander. “I don’t know. I’ll let you guys
6:00 PM ET Major League Baseball and players have been in conversation about how to incorporate social justice elements into the sport, according to league and player sources, with the most recent conversation scheduled for Sunday. It’s unclear what form the elements will take, whether it be some kind of logo placed on uniforms or
4:39 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ front office is working to find a major league ballpark for the team to use this year after Canada’s government barred Toronto from playing in its home stadium amid the coronavirus pandemic, pitcher Anthony Bass said Sunday. Canada denied the Blue Jays’ request to play
8:00 PM ET There is baseball in just over four days. Real, live major league baseball, with standings and statistics and strikeouts. Max Scherzer will throw the first pitch of the abbreviated 2020 season when the Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees on Thursday night on ESPN. It’s going to look weird, with no
2:44 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Chase Anderson will begin the season on the injured list because of an oblique injury, manager Charlie Montoyo told reporters Sunday. Montoyo also confirmed that Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Opening Day for the Blue Jays when they play at the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Anderson suffered the
11:55 AM ET Texas Rangers right-hander Edinson Volquez was told Saturday by manager Chris Woodward that he had made the team’s Opening Day roster. Volquez, a starter for most of his 14-year career, will be a reliever for the Rangers this season. He missed most of last season with an elbow injury but returned in
11:53 AM ET Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will be sidelined again Sunday because of oblique soreness. He was scratched from intrasquad games on Friday and Saturday. The team has said he is day-to-day. Manager Joe Maddon said it is unclear if he’ll be ready for Opening Day against the Oakland Athletics on
8:00 AM ET The destructive tension that exists between the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball has been fueled in recent winters by the slogging nature of the bidding on free agents, with journeymen and even stars waiting longer than they felt they should have for suitable offers to take shape. For