7:28 PM ET NEW YORK — The quiet spaces between actual games in the ALCS have increasingly become filled with topics related to pitch tipping, sign stealing and other aspects of gamesmanship, much of it pointed at the Houston Astros. Finally, after one accusation too many, Astros manager AJ Hinch’s patience with the subject seems
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4:38 PM ET Injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton is not in the New York Yankees‘ starting lineup Thursday for Game 4 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that he was uncertain whether Stanton would play in Game 4. Boone is expected to address the media again later Thursday. Stanton,
4:38 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was once again out of the New York Yankees‘ lineup Thursday night due to the quad strain he suffered in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, but
3:19 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians catcher Roberto Perez had surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle. The team said Perez underwent the arthroscopic procedure Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Perez, 30, is expected to be fully recovered by spring training in February. Perez had a career-best season for the Indians,
10:23 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” One playoff team has punched its ticket to the World Series, two continue to battle for the other spot and seven have seen their Octobers end in unceremonious fashion. With the month
10:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka would never say the student has become the master, but Yu Darvish would. As Tanaka, the New York Yankees right-hander, prepares to take the mound Thursday night in a pivotal Game 4 against the
7:30 AM ET After an unexpected day off, the American League Championship Series resumes in New York with the Houston Astros looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead and the Yankees hoping to even the series and reduce it to a best-of-three. What’s on tap Thursday’s schedule 8:08 p.m. ET: Astros at Yankees, ALCS Game
5:09 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family has kept it ever since. Ruth became the first player to reach the coveted plateau
4:47 PM ET Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Joe Girardi has quit as the manager of the U.S. baseball team trying to qualify for the Olympics before it played a single game. Girardi said Wednesday that he is leaving to pursue a major league managing job. There are seven current openings. He will be replaced
11:56 AM ET ESPN News Services Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees has been postponed due to expected inclement weather in New York on Wednesday night. First pitch for Game 4 will be 8:08 p.m. ET Thursday. Game 5 has been rescheduled for 7:08 p.m.