7:10 AM ET “Baseball is the heart of America. As a patriot, I would never do anything to degrade …”“Besmirch. It’s better.”“… to besmirch our national pastime.”–Arnold Rothstein (Michael Stuhlbarg), rehearsing his testimony with his attorney before the grand jury convened to determine whether the 1919 World Series was fixed, “Boardwalk Empire,” Season 1, Episode
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7:16 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON — Months ago, when the Washington Nationals weren’t even a .500 baseball team and the Los Angeles Dodgers were running away with the National League, a wise executive looked at the
1:01 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN The nightmare continues for Minnesota Twins fans. After being swept by the New York Yankees — again — in their division series, the Twins extended their MLB postseason losing streak to a record 16 games. The Yankees have been the Twins’ particular nemesis during the painful stretch, handing Minnesota 13
7:02 AM ET Four teams faced elimination from the MLB playoffs on Monday, and three lived to play another day, including the Tampa Bay Rays, who have their season on the line again tonight. What’s on tap Tuesday’s schedule 7:07 p.m. ET: Astros-Rays Game 4 The most important thing of the day: We get the
3:16 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. MINNEAPOLIS — By eliminating the Minnesota Twins Monday night, the New York Yankees proved they are ready to win every way there is during this postseason. The Yankees beat the Twins 5-1 in Game 3 of the American League
2:42 AM ET WASHINGTON — Everything about the game screamed football. Especially the guy on the mound. It was football season. It was football weather. It was even prime time on Monday night. But the most football thing of all at Nationals Park was the dude on the hill. The one with the ball in
11:38 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WASHINGTON — For more than six seconds, the ball hung in the air, as if the moment were not dramatic enough already. Ryan Zimmerman, an original Washington National now in the twilight
11:32 PM ET ST. LOUIS — The world slows down. And the moment doesn’t get bigger. It actually gets smaller. And St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is ready for it. Always. “He has ice in his veins,” teammate Dexter Fowler said. On Monday, with his team facing elimination from the MLB playoffs, Molina’s legend
10:50 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina made a throat-slashing gesture as he celebrated on the field after hitting the winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of the St. Louis Cardinals‘ 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Monday. Molina’s clutch swing
8:40 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — The Houston Astros want us to know that it was just one game. “We lost one game, not the end of the world,” Houston outfielder George Springer said. “We have to come out tomorrow and play hard. Play a little better, see what happens.” And he’s right. It