11:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles left-hander Ty Blach will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, and shortstop Richie Martin will have an operation on his right wrist that will sideline him for two to three months. Each procedure is scheduled for Wednesday. “It’s awful for both of them,” manager Brandon Hyde said. Blach,
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10:04 PM ET Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was carted off at Target Field after suffering a left foot injury while tracking a long fly by teammate Nelson Cruz during an intrasquad game Monday in Minneapolis. But early reports on the oft-injured outfielder were positive, with manager Rocco Baldelli saying the team is cautiously
10:00 AM ET We’re going to have baseball this summer after all, although the season will be only 60 games long — a little more than a third of a normal campaign. We might see some surprise statistical leaders, given the relatively small sample size, which got us thinking: What happened the last time the
1:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and five other “Tier 1” individuals did not attend the team’s Monday morning practice as they await results of their COVID-19 tests from Saturday. The team said in a release that it expects the results later Monday. “We’ve decided to do the prudent thing,
3:35 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Blue Jays will honor the late Tony Fernandez by wearing a patch with his No. 1 on the left sleeve of uniform jerseys this season. A member of Toronto’s 1993 World Series champions who had nine RBIs in the six-game win over Philadelphia, Fernandez had kidney problems
3:16 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Hard-throwing St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks has opted out of playing this season, citing preexisting health concerns. Hicks, 23, was diagnosed in high school with Type 1 diabetes. Hicks, who routinely tops 100 mph, is recovering from Tommy John surgery on June 26, 2019. The
1:58 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have cut ties with Zack Godley, giving the right-hander his unconditional release. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire says the move was made Monday to give the 30-year-old Godley a chance to sign with another team. Godley is 37-30 with a 4.68 ERA in five major league
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Among all of the unknowns heading into the shortened 2020 campaign for Major League Baseball, one of the biggest is this: How much of an encore will even a 60-game season be on last season, the Year of the Home Run? With memories of 2019’s exploding scoreboards and record rates
7:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Freddie Freeman approached his minor league teammate Jason Heyward as they ran off the field after a game in 2008. Freeman had tears in his eyes. “Jay, did you hear the stuff people were saying to you?” he asked.
6:55 PM ET Kenley Jansen reported to camp with the rest of his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates on Sunday and revealed that he was delayed because he previously tested positive for COVID-19. Jansen, the Dodgers’ All-Star closer, said he seemingly acquired the virus from his 4-year-old son, Kaden, who had a fever one night and