4:53 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will miss the remainder of the regular season with a left elbow injury but is expected to avoid Tommy John surgery after a second opinion from
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11:30 AM ET SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Maddy Freking might be a young woman of few words, but thanks to her big plays on Little League’s biggest stage, she’s making a Mo’ne-like impact. Freking is the first girl to play in the Little League World Series since 2014, when Mo’ne Davis and Emma March both
10:30 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” The incredible story of the 2019 Yankees has been told and retold, because it just keeps happening: A star-laden roster that was projected, before Opening Day, to win as many as 100
9:45 AM ET Nationals ace Max Scherzer expects to return to Washington’s rotation Thursday after missing nearly four weeks with a rhomboid strain, declaring himself “ready to pitch.” Scherzer discussed his schedule for this week Sunday, one day after throwing a 65-pitch simulated game. The three-time Cy Young Award winner will throw a bullpen session
12:38 AM ET WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Maybe all it took was a trip back to their childhoods. It’s as good an explanation as any for the Chicago Cubs‘ finally winning a road series on Sunday with a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Little League Classic. After a day and evening of being
10:41 PM ET I love the National League East. If they gave a daytime Emmy Award for best soap opera of 2019, it would have to go the NL East. We have Bryce Harper, bullpen problems up and down the division, managers on the hot seat, cold spells, hot streaks, Pete Alonso mashing, Ronald Acuna
7:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians ace Corey Kluber was removed from a minor league start after one inning because of abdominal tightness. The team said Kluber, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since he broke his arm during a start on May 1, was taken out of Sunday’s game for Triple-A Columbus
5:12 PM ET New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season on Sunday to set the National League rookie record for home runs in a season. Alonso homered to left field in the ninth inning. The 418-foot blast off the Kansas City Royals‘ Jacob Barnes broke a tie
4:22 PM ET WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Chicago Cubs activated closer Craig Kimbrel from the injured list just in time for the Little League Classic, the team announced Sunday. Kimbrel has missed the past couple of weeks with inflammation in his right knee. The Cubs have struggled all season to hold leads, blowing 10 saves
4:05 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left the game against the San Diego Padres after the fifth inning because of dehydration on a muggy Sunday. “I feel better now,” Harper said after the 3-2 loss. “It’s weird. An hour ago, I couldn’t see in front of me, kind of.” Manager