8:11 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval’s size and round middle have ignited the internet and brought out the body critics as baseball begins again. Manager Gabe Kapler said Sunday the San Francisco Giants fully expect their “Kung Fu Panda” to be ready and in game shape to contribute by opening day
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7:51 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Manager Aaron Boone was not hyperbolizing by saying the New York Yankees “dodged a bullet” with pitcher Masahiro Tanaka seemingly being symptom-free just a day after being hit on the right side of the head by a 112 mph
5:20 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa is so serious about not contracting the coronavirus that he has asked his wife, Daniella, to stay out of beauty salons until the season is over. “When I talk to my wife she knows,” he said Sunday. “No getting your nails done. No
4:34 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich acknowledges he benefited from fortunate timing in his contract negotiations. The Brewers held a March 6 news conference to announce that the 2018 NL MVP had agreed to a nine-year, $215 million contract. Spring training was halted less than a week later because
1:56 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname. “I think it’s time to move forward,” Francona said Sunday. Francona’s comments came two days after the Indians, amid a nationwide movement to erase racially insensitive symbols,
1:05 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox say two players have tested positive for the coronavirus and are in isolation. The team said Sunday that the two unidentified players are asymptomatic and that contact tracing for both was conducted. They are being monitored by team medical staff and will receive follow-up testing
11:50 AM ET Frank Robinson made his major league debut five years after Willie Mays’ first season, two years after Henry Aaron broke in, one year after Roberto Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates, and there wasn’t a lot of leftover stage among those peers, who went on to become all-time greats. Yet Robinson wedged his
1:42 PM ET Cleveland Indians bench coach Brad Mills has opted out of the 2020 season, manager Terry Francona said Sunday. Francona told reporters that Mills left the team Saturday to return to his family in Texas. Mills’ 18-month-old grandson, Beau, drowned in a swimming pool accident in February, and Francona indicated that his Mills
11:32 PM ET Felix Hernandez is opting out of the 2020 season, his agent announced on Saturday. The longtime Seattle Mariner signed a minor league deal with the Braves in January and was competing for a spot in the rotation. Hernandez, 34, is coming off his worst season in the majors. He went 1-8 with
3:58 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital for further evaluation and testing after he was drilled on the right side of the head by a Giancarlo Stanton line drive Saturday afternoon. Tanaka, who