10:21 PM ET Hall of Fame right-hander Bob Gibson, who won the Cy Young and National League MVP awards in 1968, sent a letter to living Hall of Famers informing them that he is battling pancreatic cancer. Gibson, widely considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time, was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago,
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9:39 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Max Kepler has Trevor Bauer‘s number. Kepler connected for home runs his first two times up Saturday night against Cleveland‘s hard-throwing starter, giving the Minnesota outfielder five homers in his past five at-bats against the right-hander. Kepler homered three times off Bauer in Minnesota’s win on June
7:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Max Kepler has Trevor Bauer‘s number. Kepler connected for home runs his first two times up Saturday night against Cleveland‘s hard-throwing starter, giving the Minnesota outfielder five homers in five straight at-bats against the right-hander. Kepler homered three times off Bauer in Minnesota’s win June 6 and also drew
7:56 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles was unavailable for Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of nerve inflammation in his right elbow that potentially stemmed from a massage he had over the All-Star break, manager Charlie Montoyo said. A possible trade target, Giles missed 10 days in
8:54 PM ET CHICAGO — Perhaps an early second-half statement is being made at Wrigley Field this weekend, as the Chicago Cubs‘ offense announced its post-All-Star break presence with a bang on Saturday. Actually, they did it with a walk — several of them — in the team’s 10-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. “Our
6:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals have placed ace Max Scherzer on the injured list with a mid-back strain, the team announced Saturday. The move is retroactive to July 10, meaning Scherzer, who had experienced soreness in his middle back after his last start July 6, is eligible to return July 20.
12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander Andrew Cashner from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor leaguers Elio Prado and Noelberth Romero, the teams announced Saturday. Boston, which is looking for a starter with Nathan Eovaldi slated to go to the bullpen when he comes off the injured
2:23 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli denies he wants to stop playing the position, saying Saturday it “was a misunderstanding.” Last Sunday, Cervelli was quoted as telling DKPittsburghSports.com “that’s enough” after suffering his sixth documented concussion in the major leagues. “This time is different,” Cervelli was quoted as saying. “I can’t live like
1:08 PM ET ESPN News Services For a baseball fan to shout the suggestion that an umpire needs glasses is nothing new. For a pitcher to offer an umpire his glasses, however … Texas Rangers pitcher Jesse Chavez did just that against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Frustrated with the strike zone, Chavez removed
12:12 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy remembers getting leveled by the Astros‘ Jake Marisnick and nothing else until he was carried onto the golf cart in Houston. “He knocked me out,” Lucroy said Friday, reliving the play that led to a hospital visit for Lucroy and a two-game suspension for Marisnick.