8:50 PM ET New York Mets starter Marcus Stroman left his Wednesday start against the visiting Cleveland Indians after four innings with left hamstring tightness. Stroman had given up one run with a walk and a strikeout before exiting. He was replaced to start the fifth by Jeurys Familia. Stroman, who was acquired from the
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7:53 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles are MLB’s new home run kings. Kind of. On Wednesday at Camden Yards, the Orioles surrendered their 258th homer of the season, tying the 2016 Cincinnati Reds for most roundtrippers allowed by a team in a single campaign. The record-tying blast came in the top of the
7:51 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs reliever Brandon Morrow was shut down for the season Wednesday because of lingering elbow problems, essentially ending his two-year stint with the team. Morrow, 35, has been out since last year’s All-Star break after signing a two-year, $21 million deal before the 2018 season. His most recent comeback
6:32 PM ET Los Angeles Angels rookie starter Griffin Canning is headed back to the injured list with inflammation in his right elbow, the second time this month the injury has sidelined the 23-year-old right-hander. The Angels will put Canning back on the 10-day IL just three weeks after the same issue landed the 2017
4:08 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates placed a pair of pitchers on the 10-day injured list after both were hurt during Tuesday’s game. Right-handed pitcher Chris Archer is on the IL with right shoulder inflammation, while right-hander Clay Holmes has a left quadriceps issue. Archer started Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals but left
3:27 PM ET The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Brian McCann on the 10-day injured list with a right knee sprain, the team announced Wednesday. McCann, 35, left Tuesday’s 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the third inning with the injury. He is hitting .264 with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs in 74
1:18 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball in a memo warned about the “very real risk” of over-the-counter sexual-enhancement pills after at least two players this year were suspended for performance-enhancing drugs and claimed the banned
11:59 AM ET The Houston Astros are poised to be one of the largest favorites in an MLB game ever when they send Justin Verlander to the mound against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. The Astros are listed as -500 favorites at Caesars Palace and as high as -550 at other sportsbooks. If the
8:00 AM ET Some players — like the now-immortal Keith Comstock — pose for them on purpose. Some are semi-tragic mistakes. Others, well, we just don’t know. What we do know: From bat-handle obscenities to boa constrictors and mascot photo bombs, these are 10 of the funniest and most memorable baseball cards ever. Billy Ripken
8:00 AM ET Robert Sanchez Keith Comstock played on four major league clubs as a journeyman reliever, but his professional career is most often remembered for one thing: a ball to the crotch. Thirty years ago — in what otherwise would have been a forgotten minor league set — Comstock appeared on one of the