6:27 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich said he had a “pity party” for himself after fracturing his right kneecap. Hurt when he fouled off a pitch last week, the reigning NL MVP will miss the rest of the season as the Milwaukee Brewers try to make the playoffs. The projected recovery time
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4:50 PM ET Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will have his sprained right ankle immobilized in a boot for 5-7 days and then will be evaluated, keeping open the possibility that he will play again this season. Rizzo had to be helped off the field Sunday after turning his ankle while fielding a sacrifice
4:28 PM ET Dave Martinez will not manage the Nationals in St. Louis on Monday because he stayed in Washington to undergo a heart procedure. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told the media that Martinez experienced chest pains during the team’s home game against Atlanta on Sunday. The manager left in the sixth inning and
6:55 AM ET It’s time for my annual column looking ahead to potential World Series showdowns. We’ve been blessed in recent years not just with some great matchups in the Fall Classic, but some classic World Series, as well: the small-market Royals winning in 2015; the Cubs ending their curse in 2016 with a dramatic
9:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Where there was once a Sandman, there now might be a Bogeyman. At least that’s what teammate Domingo German calls New York Yankees ace Luis Severino: “The Bogeyman.” Batters, said German, take pause just hearing his
Sep 10, 2019 It is officially clinching season across MLB as baseball’s best teams vie to lock up division titles, and wild-card hopefuls look to earn a place in October. As the race to the finish heats up and magic numbers shrink, we’ve got you covered on everything you need to know about which teams
All season long, the Dodgers and Astros have been dueling for the top spot in our rankings, with the Dodgers winning out more often than not, having finished No. 1 in 16 of the first 23 weeks since Opening Day. But the Astros just won their eighth week at the top slot. Our voters aren’t
7:03 AM ET We have two weeks left in the regular season. Four of the division races are over (or virtually over), the Indians are clinging by their stirrups in the American League Central, and only the National League Central, with the Cardinals, Cubs and Brewers separated by three games, looks to promise us those
2:54 PM ET Mike Trout has been trying to get back in the lineup, but that plan will be put on hold because the Los Angeles Angels slugger will have surgery on his foot. The team announced that Trout will have a thickening of tissue around the nerves — a Morton’s neuroma — in the
3:15 PM ET Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had to be helped off the field after turning his ankle while fielding a sacrifice bunt. The team announced that he has a sprained ankle and will undergo an MRI Monday. X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Rizzo, who is known for charging hard on bunt