12:38 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. HOUSTON — Three weeks ago, outfielder Aaron Hicks was a candidate for Tommy John surgery. Now he’s part of the New York Yankees‘ American League Championship Series 25-man roster. Hicks, who last played on Aug. 3 and was placed
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7:13 AM ET ST. LOUIS — The good news: One hit is better than no hits. The bad news, Cardinals fans: You might not want to look at the next three starting pitchers for the Nationals. The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t touch Anibal Sanchez in the opening game of the National League Championship Series as
7:25 AM ET With the National League Championship Series already underway and the Washington Nationals riding high with a 1-0 series lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after a remarkable night from Anibal Sanchez on the mound, it’s the American League’s turn to swing into action Saturday in a clash between the league’s superteams —
2:29 AM ET ST. LOUIS — They traveled as slow as 66 mph and no faster than 93. Some cut, some ran, some fluttered, and somehow, hardly any of them came back with any authority. Anibal Sanchez — the forgotten member of a renowned rotation, a statistical marvel at this stage of his career —
2:27 AM ET Johnny Washington, the 35-year-old hitting coach for the San Diego Padres, is among the candidates for the Los Angeles Angels‘ managerial vacancy, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Washington joins Buck Showalter, John Farrell and Joe Maddon, the presumed favorite, in the Angels’ pool. The Angels have yet to determine whether
1:16 AM ET ST. LOUIS — Washington Nationals 20-year-old sophomore sensation Juan Soto has made headlines all season with his prolific production at the plate, but his between-pitch antics, when he often grabs his crotch, have become a topic of discussion as well. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas decided to give Soto a little
7:43 PM ET HOUSTON — With plenty of rest before the onset of the American League Championship Series, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone could have set up his starting rotation however he wanted to. His final decision: Righty Masahiro Tanaka will start Game 1 against the Houston Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
6:23 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has been creative in using his starting pitchers in relief this postseason, but don’t look to see Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin in relief during the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals. At least at the beginning of the series. Scherzer, who
6:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents dropped for the first time, falling by $100,000 to $17.8 million. Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Friday reflects a flat market last offseason. In addition,
6:10 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — John Middleton runs the show in Philadelphia. The Phillies managing partner made that clear Friday, a day after manager Gabe Kapler was fired despite resistance from team president Andy MacPhail and general manager Matt Klentak. “A CEO’s responsibility is to ensure an organization achieves its strategic objectives, and