11:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox did not end up filing a written protest to Major League Baseball over their 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, The Boston Globe reported. The Red Sox had played the game under protest, contesting at the time that umpires erred due to
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11:15 PM ET To understand what Troy Tulowitzki was at his best, you need to know only one phrase. Better yet, you need to chant only one phrase. Clap-clap, clap-clap-clap Tu-lo. Clap-clap, clap-clap-clap Tu-lo. Now imagine that chant roaring down from 50,000 purple-and-black-clad Colorado Rockies fans and reverberating through the see-your-breath-but-can’t-feel-your-toes, mile-high air of Coors
8:14 PM ET The Seattle Mariners announced that Ichiro Suzuki, who retired in March after playing his final two games in Japan, will receive the Franchise Achievement Award. The award will be presented during a pregame ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 14, before a game against the Chicago White Sox. The great left-handed hitter, a 10-time
5:06 PM ET In the past, the New York Mets have been open about their willingness to listen to offers for Noah Syndergaard, as with other players. But some rival evaluators believe the Mets will trade the right-hander before the July 31 deadline. “It’s beyond listening,” said one. “They want to move him.” Rival evaluators
4:53 PM ET BOSTON — New York Yankees infielder Troy Tulowitzki announced his retirement Thursday in a statement released through the team. “For as long as I can remember, my dream was to compete at the highest level as a Major League Baseball player … to wear a big league uniform and play hard for
4:07 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Cubs are recalling former first-round pick Ian Happ in advance of their weekend series in Milwaukee, general manager Jed Hoyer told 670 The Score on Thursday. Happ, whose strikeout percentage ballooned to 36 percent in 2018, was demoted at the end of spring training. He hit 24 home
3:37 PM ET Texas slugger Joey Gallo underwent surgery Thursday to remove a fractured hook of hamate bone in his right wrist, the Rangers announced. He is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks, the team said. Gallo had left Tuesday’s game against the Mariners and returned to Texas for further testing. He has
2:38 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays star left-hander Blake Snell will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow and is expected to be sidelined until September. The Rays placed Snell on the 10-day injured list Thursday, a move that is retroactive to Monday — the day after Snell’s most recent
7:21 AM ET Like everyone else around the sport, we’ll be watching this weekend’s games with one eye on the field and the other on the latest happenings heading into next week’s MLB trade deadline. While we all click refresh on the deadline buzz, a Yankees-Red Sox showdown, Madison Bumgarner‘s potential final start with the
10:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Freeway Series was about to begin, and Dave Roberts, manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, spoke vaguely about the challenges of facing “the best player in the game,” a label that has become so synonymous with Mike Trout that his name isn’t required for clarification. The Dodgers’ TV