3:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was removed from Sunday’s victory against the Dodgers after he stood at the plate admiring a long fly ball that did not leave the park. Acuna, an All-Star outfielder for the NL East leaders, was pulled before the fifth inning after failing to run
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2:35 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies right-hander Scott Oberg has been treated for a blood clot in his pitching arm for the second time in his career. Manager Bud Black said Oberg had a procedure to dissolve the clot at a hospital on Saturday and remained there overnight. The Rockies put Oberg
2:25 PM ET Houston Astros infielder Aledmys Diaz was placed on the 10-day injured list after he was hospitalized overnight because of dizziness, manager A.J. Hinch said Sunday. Hinch said Diaz was experiencing dizziness and was light-headed on the team’s bus on the way to RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland on Saturday morning. He was sent
12:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right knee tendinitis, a day after he blew his sixth save chance of the season. Doolittle, 32, allowed three home runs and four runs in the ninth inning Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers to
11:53 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print 2 Related Every year at this time Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the mecca for Little League baseball players from around the world who dream of perhaps playing professional baseball. This year, those dreamers were treated to a taste of the real thing with players from
9:21 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The memories come flooding back. Ask a major leaguer what he did last week at the plate, and he might need to look at a box score to remind himself. But ask about his Little League experiences, and boy, does he have memories. “My 12-year-old season, I broke the home
11:48 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Hamilton said he had forgotten how the grass looked and smelled at the home of the Texas Rangers. He hadn’t been there since playing in the AL Division Series four years ago. Hamilton, the 2010 AL MVP the season the Rangers went to their first World
10:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mike Brosseau’s pinch-hit RBI single in the 13th inning drove in Eric Sogard to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Sogard doubled off Matt Hall (0-1) with two outs and Tommy Pham was intentionally walked. Brosseau, batting
5:43 PM ET Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left elbow inflammation. The move was retroactive to Aug. 14. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters the injury is “brand new” and the club will seek a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews. According to
5:14 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Saturday’s game against Seattle after two innings because of a sore left knee. Brandon Drury replaced Guerrero at third base in the third. In the second, Guerrero cut in front of shortstop Bo Bichette to field Austin Nola‘s grounder