8:00 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon recalled the time he told Mark Langston, seated in the front row on Thursday afternoon at Maddon’s introduction as manager of the Los Angeles Angels, that he was going to someday make No. 70 famous. He harkened back to a night in 1975, at the Drury Plaza
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11:00 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom is the favorite to become the next general manager of the Boston Red Sox, a source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Bloom, 36, is the Rays’ senior vice president of baseball operations. He has spent 15 years with the team in capacities including minor league operations, player
10:58 PM ET The longtime major league umpire who earlier this week sent a threatening tweet that included a reference to a rifle has apologized for the post. In a statement to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Rob Drake expressed regret for the since-deleted tweet and said he’ll learn from it. “Once I read what I had
10:17 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Maddon was an outsider when Tyler Skaggs died unexpectedly on July 1. He only read about the nasty fallout, which thrust the Los Angeles Angels into the middle of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Maddon never asked about any of it during the interview
5:53 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is planning to attend the World Series on Sunday if it goes to a Game 5. The Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros are playing in the World Series with Game 5 scheduled for Sunday in Washington. The Nationals have a 2-0 lead
4:47 PM ET Bill James, the famed statistician who’s been an adviser and consultant for the Boston Red Sox since 2002, announced Thursday that he’s leaving the organization. “I leave the Red Sox on the best possible terms,” the 70-year-old James wrote on his website. “I am still friendly with everyone that I have worked
4:41 PM ET The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday, admitting in a statement that his “inappropriate comments” about the acquisition of closer Roberto Osuna were directed at a group of female reporters. A report published earlier this week by Sports Illustrated’s Stephanie Apstein said that during the celebration in the
8:00 AM ET You probably don’t remember the 1932 World Series — and if you do, thank you for reading this column. If you know anything about that World Series between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs, you probably know it as the year Babe Ruth called — or didn’t call — his home
12:32 PM ET New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks will have Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow next week and is expected to miss eight to 10 months. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman announced Thursday that Hicks will have the operation next Wednesday. Cashman also revealed that right-hander Masahiro Tanaka recently underwent arthroscopic
10:20 AM ET The San Diego Padres have hired Jayce Tingler of the Texas Rangers as their next manager, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Tingler, 38, was the Rangers’ major league player development field coordinator this season and currently is managing Leones del Escogido in the Dominican winter league. He replaces Andy Green, who