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1:57 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will be out for several more games because of a sore right elbow. The Cardinals limited Goldschmidt’s throwing during the start of spring training, and he made his first two exhibition starts as a designated hitter. He has not played

12:54 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton suffered a bruised right wrist after he was hit by a line drive during a simulated game Wednesday. The Yankees said X-rays and a CT scan were negative. Britton was pitching in his second inning when he got hurt on the

12:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced a ban on gatherings and events of more than 250 people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The ban includes sporting events and concerts. The Seattle Dragons were scheduled to host the

12:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday will announce a ban on gatherings and events of more than 250 people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, according to multiple reports. The ban will include sporting events and concerts, according to

7:50 AM ET The new MLB Rank from ESPN of Major League Baseball’s top 100 players is out, and as usual, my compulsive need to project the future already has me thinking about the 2021 list. After all, who likes waiting? Since I’m curious about what next year’s top 20 could look like, rather than

4:57 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez missed batting practice Tuesday because he has the flu and will be reevaluated later this week. Manager Aaron Boone said Sanchez, sidelined since the weekend by a sore back, was examined by team doctors. “He had the fever last night, ”

4:52 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Michael Kopech didn’t have any trouble getting back up to speed after 18 months away from the mound. “Yeah, I might have been a little geeked,” the Chicago White Sox right-hander said Tuesday. Kopech threw 11 pitches against the Texas Rangers in Cactus League play — and

7:00 AM ET Last week, I ranked the top 100 prospects in baseball heading into the 2020 season. Now it’s time to go deeper with my team-by-team rankings, starting with the American League. A quick refresher on a key term you’ll see throughout the team lists: I use something called Future Value, shortened to FV

4:34 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto strained an oblique muscle on his right side, and it’s too early to determine whether he will be able to play in New York’s opener against the World Series champion Washington Nationals on March 26. Conforto was injured Saturday

1:02 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer was scratched from Tuesday’s scheduled start against Miami because of fatigue on his right side. “There’s not even a strain. There’s no MRIs. There’s nothing like that,” Scherzer said. “This is purely just a fatigue and endurance thing.” The 35-year-old