11:54 AM ET The New York Yankees have placed All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez on the 10-day injured list with a left groin strain. Sanchez suffered the injury while running the bases in Tuesday night’s 14-12 victory over the Minnesota Twins. He was set to undergo an MRI on Wednesday morning, and manager Aaron Boone had
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8:47 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” One week before the trade deadline, teams around Major League Baseball are starting to get antsy. For 10 consecutive days in what is supposed to be the most intriguing, transaction-heavy time of
8:00 AM ET Chris Davis was in a horrific slump. It was September 2015, back when Davis was still one of the most feared hitters in baseball. He’d gone 2-for-his-last-43 and had struck out in more than half of those at-bats. The Baltimore Orioles were getting throttled by the Tampa Bay Rays at home. With
4:16 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Loud shouts, random yells and blaring, bass-thumping, speaker-rattling music could be heard vibrating through the heavy wooden doors that separated the New York Yankees‘ clubhouse from the Target Field service-level tunnel late Tuesday night. All with good reason. Minutes prior, the American League-leading Yankees — led in large part by
4:16 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Loud shouts, random yells and blaring, bass-thumping, speaker-rattling music could be heard vibrating through the heavy wooden doors that separated the New York Yankees‘ clubhouse from the Target Field service-level tunnel late Tuesday night. It all came with good reason, too. Minutes prior, the American League-leading Yankees — led in
10:58 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Colorado Rockies bring out the best in Trea Turner. On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals shortstop hit for the cycle during an 11-1 win over Colorado, marking the second time in Turner’s career that he has accomplished the feat against the Rockies. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, he’s the
10:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Robinson Cano hit three home runs, breaking loose from a season-long slump in a huge way and leading Jason Vargas and the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres 5-2 Tuesday night. The 36-year-old Cano drove in all five runs and went 4-for-4. Vargas pitched one-hit
10:00 AM ET Michael Chavis made sure to bring his truck from Georgia to Boston when he got his first major league call-up in April. Back home in Marietta, he grew up pointing out all of the nicest trucks on the road, comparing them between friends and dreaming of what he might drive one day.
6:28 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The 3-year-old boy hit by a foul ball in Cleveland last weekend is showing no signs of serious injury, the Indians said Tuesday. The boy, identified by the team as Henry, was hit by a line drive off the bat of Indians All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor in the
6:13 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have placed third baseman Yandy Diaz on the 10-day injured list with a foot injury. Matt Duffy, who has been out all season with a hamstring injury, was activated and will start at third and bat fifth Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox. Diaz left Monday night’s