2:38 PM ET The New York Yankees have reinstated outfielder Brett Gardner from the injured list. Gardner went on the 10-day IL last week with left knee inflammation. In a corresponding move, shortstop Tyler Wade has been optioned to Triple-A. Starting pitcher J.A. Happ will also be unavailable for the Yankees as he has been
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2:02 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist is finally returning to baseball after leaving the team for personal reasons in May. Zobrist, 38, will join Class A South Bend on Friday, beginning a monthlong rehab process before returning to the big league team. “The plan is for him to play rehab games on
11:54 AM ET No, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t make a big splash at the deadline — but pitching help is still on the way for the team that owns MLB’s best record. On Friday night, L.A.’s top pitching prospect, Dustin May, will make his major league debut on the mound against the San Diego
8:00 AM ET The dust from the trade deadline has finally settled, and we’re ready to turn our full attention back to the diamond, where things will be heating up as we move into August. Here’s what we’ll be watching this weekend: The Red Sox and Yankees meet again on Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 7
9:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Joc Pederson Experiment is essentially over. The Los Angeles Dodgers will no longer deploy Pederson as a regular option at first base, a move initially intended to get him into the same lineup with Max Muncy and Alex Verdugo. Instead, Cody Bellinger, who has played Gold Glove-caliber defense
8:14 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon isn’t fooling around. And neither are the trade deadline additions to his club. While the fifth-year skipper integrates four new players into his clubhouse, he doesn’t sound too worried about the playing time ramifications for those already here. “We just have to put out
8:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Yasiel Puig was so eager to make his Indians debut, he forgot to check out his footwear before walking around the clubhouse. The slugger was wearing Reds flip-flops with his Cleveland workout gear on Thursday, two days after being acquired from Cincinnati in a three-team trade that also
6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — As Trevor Bauer enjoys a fresh start with the Cincinnati Reds, he’s hoping to learn from the last fastball he threw for the Cleveland Indians. The one that cleared the center-field wall. Bauer, who was traded from the Indians on Wednesday , joined his new Reds teammates
5:40 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona was forced to miss Thursday night’s game against Houston after having eye surgery earlier in the day. The team said the operation was unexpected. Francona was expected to return Friday when Cleveland hosts the Los Angeles Angels. Bench coach Brad Mills served as manager
7:27 PM ET CHICAGO — Zack Wheeler wasn’t really supposed to be in Chicago on Thursday. The New York Mets aren’t really supposed to be part of this season’s postseason picture. But Wheeler was in Chicago, putting up seven zeros, and the Mets have won seven straight. None of this was supposed to happen, but