7:38 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves‘ opener. Following a scary journey in his battle with COVID-19, Freeman is grateful to even have a chance. On Saturday, the four-time All-Star revealed he had a high temperature of 104.5 degrees early
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7:57 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — After causing a stir Friday night with several cryptic Instagram posts implying he was retiring from baseball, embattled New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German apologized for his comments on Saturday. “To my teammates, the Yankees organization,
7:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Rick Reed, whose career as a big league umpire spanned three decades and included two All-Star games and a World Series, has died. He was 70. Reed died Thursday night. Born in Detroit, Reed first worked a handful of American League games in 1979 before eventually becoming
6:09 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Yankees All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu resumed his preseason workouts this week for the first time since what he called the “scary” experience of having tested positive for COVID-19. “It was surprising. It was shocking. It’s
2:57 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced in a statement Saturday that the federal government had denied the request. “Unlike preseason training, regular-season games would require repeated cross-border travel of
7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates announced catcher Luke Maile will miss at least 10-12 weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured right index finger. Maile was injured in Thursday’s intrasquad game after being hit by a pitch. He had surgery Friday. The 29-year-old joined the club this offseason on a
4:38 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is going on the 45-day injured list because of a strained right forearm. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Saturday that the right-hander doesn’t need surgery and could return at the end of this abbreviated season. But this move obviously means he won’t be pitching much
7:00 AM ET Jared Berson With the 2020 MLB season shortened to 60 games, a handful of the sport’s most impressive active streaks are in jeopardy. Max Scherzer likely won’t be matching an MLB record held by Tom Seaver, while some fans might be happy that a streak tied to the Astros’ recent dominance will
7:32 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is brushing off the criticism he has heard for choosing to wear a mask while playing. “I got a lot of positive feedback. I got a lot of negative feedback, as well, just from wearing the mask,” Frazier said Friday. “A lot of
10:28 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Daniel Bard never ran from the control hiccups that derailed a promising pitching career with the Boston Red Sox. Through a half-dozen comeback attempts since his most recent appearance in the big leagues, in 2013, Bard couldn’t rediscover his control and finally settled into a job last year