11:48 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The final game of the 2019 regular season is barely a month away. The World Series starts three weeks later. It ends early enough that players will be able to file for
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1:45 AM ET The best teams in St. Louis Cardinals history — a history that includes 11 World Series titles, second only to the Yankees — were built around stars: Dizzy Dean, Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Albert Pujols. When the Cardinals missed the playoffs last season for a third year in a row,
10:48 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The wife, child and mother-in-law of a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization were killed in a small Virginia town Tuesday, with police arresting the brother-in-law of right-hander Blake Bivens
10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander was ejected from Tuesday night’s 15-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning. With one out and the Astros leading 9-0, Verlander yelled at home plate umpire Pat Hoberg after a 2-2 pitch to Tommy Pham was called a
12:35 AM ET NEW YORK — The quiet was deafening. Flashy Chicago Cubs star Javier Baez had been flying under the radar for most of August as his team had begun a second consecutive late-season fade. With All-Star catcher Willson Contreras on the shelf with a hamstring injury and slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo out
9:03 PM ET NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, the odds-on favorite to win National League Rookie of the Year, reached another milestone Tuesday, setting the single-season franchise record by hitting his 42nd home run. Alonso, 24, took an outside fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish deep to right field to lead
7:14 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Kansas City Royals owner David Glass is negotiating to sell the team to local businessman John Sherman for more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the discussions told ESPN. The potential deal,
6:36 PM ET ESPN New Services Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for making contact with home plate umpire Rob Drake following a strike three call to end Monday’s game against the San Diego Padres. MLB’s chief baseball
6:20 PM ET In a series of roster moves Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants placed second baseman Scooter Gennett on unconditional release waivers, placed pitcher Trevor Gott on the injured list and optioned infielder Abiatal Avelino to Triple-A Sacramento. The Giants acquired Gennett from the Cincinnati Reds at the trade deadline last month, and he
6:15 PM ET Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta will have right shoulder surgery and is done for the season, manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday. Peralta was removed from Friday night’s game after wincing in pain on a swing. He was placed on the injured list Saturday, when he returned to Phoenix for tests on the