6:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been averaging 11.6 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. That puts it on pace
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5:20 PM ET HOUSTON — Ailing ace Max Scherzer is set to start Game 7 of the World Series for the Washington Nationals after recently being scratched because of neck spasms so severe that he told reporters Sunday that “I can’t even lift my arm right now.” Scherzer threw off flat ground in the outfield
5:20 PM ET Associated Press Max Scherzer will start a potential Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night, Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo announced Tuesday. Scherzer threw to a bullpen catcher in left field before Game 6 on Tuesday in Houston. He told a few reporters afterward, “I’m good.” Scherzer missed his scheduled
Stephen Strasburg gets through a 1-2-3 second with the old 4-3, 5-3, 6-3 around the horn trifecta of grounders. However, Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa both hit their balls hard (104.5 mph and 99.2) as Strasburg is leaving a lot of pitches over the middle of the plate. David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior Writer46m ago
8:03 AM ET HOUSTON — When Stephen Strasburg made his first major league start for the Washington Nationals, on June 8, 2010, fans lined up outside Nationals Park hours before the game — some waiting since morning for the Tuesday night game. Team officials referred to the game as “Strasmas,” the highly anticipated debut of
7:22 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joe Girardi hit a grand slam after putting on the red pinstripes for the first time. Girardi was charming, engaging and entertaining in his introductory news conference as the 55th manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Already popular among fans, Girardi said all the right things Monday. “It means
6:36 PM ET As the World Series shifts back to Houston, the Astros are one win away from becoming champions. But since the visiting team has won every game so far, the Nationals have things right where they want them, right? We asked three of our national baseball writers — Jeff Passan, David Schoenfield and
3:21 PM ET CHICAGO — New Cubs manager David Ross and team president Theo Epstein pushed back on the notion that Ross simply will be an extension of the front office after working in it over the past three years. Ross is set out to be his own man. “I will be making my own
12:53 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The two women who flashed their breasts from behind the backstop during Game 5 of the World Series at Nationals Park on Sunday night have been banned from major league stadiums. Major League Baseball sent the women a letter shortly after their escapade. Julia Rose and Lauren Summer
11:16 AM ET The New York Yankees have fired pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the team announced Monday. Rothschild has had the job since 2011, when he replaced Dave Eiland, who was fired. 2 Related “I want to personally thank Larry for his near decade of commitment to this organization. Larry cares deeply about his craft