6:29 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The chants began even before baseball’s greatest closer stood to make his speech. “Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!” The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. “I don’t understand why I have to always be the last,” Mariano Rivera joked at his Hall of Fame induction Sunday. “I
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8:42 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff is headed to the injured list after straining his left oblique against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Woodruff grimaced after throwing a second strike to Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Tim Locasto in the fourth inning and Milwaukee’s trainer immediately ran out with manager
8:13 PM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff is expected to be sidelined for six weeks because of a left oblique strain suffered Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, manager Craig Counsell said Monday. Woodruff grimaced after throwing a second strike to Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Tim Locastro in the fourth
6:33 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star right-hander Brandon Woodruff has left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning with an abdominal injury. Woodruff grimaced after throwing a second strike to Diamondbacks leadoff hitter Tim Locastro on Sunday, and Milwaukee’s trainer immediately ran out with manager Craig Counsell. After
1:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mark Reynolds was cut by the Colorado Rockies two home runs shy of 300 after hitting .170 with four homers and 20 RBI in limited at-bats. The 35-year-old infielder returned for his second stint with the Rockies in March, agreeing to a $1 million, one-year deal. He
1:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session Sunday as the Cleveland right-hander continues his comeback from a broken forearm. Kluber threw off the mound for the second time since being struck on the right arm by a line drive on May 1 against Miami. Manager Terry
12:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — When first hit by a pitch from Colorado’s Chad Bettis, Yankees slugger Luke Voit was scared. He remembered when Giancarlo Stanton‘s jaw was broken by Milwaukee’s Mike Fiers five years ago. “I thought broken jaw. My teeth were going to be all scattered everywhere,” Voit said Sunday.
10:26 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have placed center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left thumb sprain. The Rays announced the roster move Sunday, saying that Kiermaier will not need surgery. Outfielder Guillermo Heredia was recalled from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Kiermaier suffered the injury in Tampa
10:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has left Tampa Bay’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a sprained left thumb. Kiermaier was hurt diving headfirst into first base on an infield single for the Rays in the eighth inning Saturday night. He will be evaluated on Sunday.
9:10 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — John Candelaria can’t quite pinpoint when the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates adopted “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge as the club’s de facto theme song on the way to a World Series title. Ultimately, the timing doesn’t really matter. What matters is that every word rang true. The proof