4:43 PM ET Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun suffered a fractured jaw after he was hit in the mouth by a fastball thrown by Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias in the bottom of first inning of a spring training game Sunday in Surprise, Arizona. Calhoun was sent to St. Joseph’s Hospital in nearby Phoenix
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3:26 PM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was pulled from his spring training start against the New York Mets after two innings Sunday because of triceps soreness, the team said. Verlander had been scheduled to pitch four innings but felt discomfort during the second inning and was sent for testing. “We don’t know if
1:45 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals renewed ace Jack Flaherty‘s contract for the 2020 season Sunday after the sides couldn’t agree to a deal. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Flaherty will make $604,500 this season. The team’s policy is to reduce a player’s salary by $10,000
1:05 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — Gary Sanchez said he is hopeful that he will have no issues to return to full practice after feeling tightness in his lower back, but the New York Yankees‘ All-Star catcher is being cautious and taking
3:36 AM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — King Guillermo won the $351,000 Tampa Bay Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on Saturday for owner Victor Martinez, a five-time All-Star in Major League Baseball. The 3-year-old colt earned 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. However, King Guillermo isn’t nominated to the Triple Crown series, so
1:49 PM ET What happened in the exhibition game broadcasts last week on ESPN was the equivalent of dropping a shovel into the ground and touching off a fountain of oil. About a dozen players wore microphones for three dozen innings and generated viral moments that will last — and shape the game’s future. We
5:03 PM ET Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Baltimore outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini has left the Orioles to undergo what the team is calling “a non-baseball-related medical procedure.” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who made the announcement after a game at Tampa Bay on Saturday, said Mancini “is going to miss some time” but didn’t
3:51 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez was scratched from batting practice Saturday due to a sore back, although manager Aaron Boone said he doesn’t think the problem is serious. Boone said he thought the soreness stemmed from Sanchez playing back-to-back games for the first time in spring
2:36 PM ET A stomach issue that prevented Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts from playing Friday is expected to keep him out of spring training games until at least Wednesday, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Saturday. The problem first popped up Friday night, when Betts was scratched from playing against the Seattle Mariners about
10:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Indians outfielder Oscar Mercado remains day-to-day after an MRI showed he has a mild left wrist sprain, according to the team. Mercado suffered the injury while making a diving catch in an exhibition game Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. Mercado, 25, is penciled in for a starting