12:25 PM ET For Cody Decker, his 204th minor league home run was a walk-off blast in every sense of the word. Yes, the two-run shot gave the Triple-A Reno Aces a 10-9 walk-off win Friday night, but the 32-year-old first baseman also chose that moment to walk off into the sunset, stealing a page
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11:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — On this night, baseball’s future stayed undecided. Texas catching prospect Sam Huff’s two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the American League to a 2-2 tie with the National League on Sunday — and provided the first glimpse of an All-Star tiebreaker — in a Futures Game that
8:25 PM ET CHICAGO — It probably shouldn’t come down to the semantics of one game, but the Chicago Cubs were that close to finishing the first half on a positive note after a miserable stretch of baseball. After winning consecutive games on Thursday and Saturday for the first time since June 23-24, it was
7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, ready to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Cleveland, has set the National League rookie record with 68 RBIs before the break. He hit his 30th home run of the season Sunday in an 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia
6:45 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy was carted off the field in the eighth inning after a collision at the plate with the Astros‘ Jake Marisnick. The bases were loaded with the game tied at 10 when Marisnick attempted to score on a sacrifice fly by George
8:05 PM ET Sleeves were optional when the Cincinnati Reds donned vintage jerseys for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. The Reds were wearing the uniforms the team had used for one year only in 1956 — a look that featured a sleeveless, button-up shirt with the player’s number on one side of the front
3:36 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has pulled out of the Home Run Derby because of a back injury, Major League Baseball announced Sunday. He will be replaced by the Oakland Athletics‘ Matt Chapman. Yelich, the reigning National League MVP, leads the majors this season with 31 home runs. He is not in
6:05 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates‘ Francisco Cervelli said Sunday that he is done catching after suffering his sixth documented concussion in the major leagues. “That’s enough,” Cervelli told DKPittsburghSports.com. “This time is different. I can’t live like this.” He hasn’t played since suffering his latest concussion after taking a broken bat to the chin
7:27 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Todd Frazier is tired of being plunked by pitches from the Philadelphia Phillies. And he’s got no use for that tough talk from Jake Arrieta, either. The tension between the Phillies and New York Mets escalated Saturday night when Arrieta threatened that if Frazier was still
1:40 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer won’t pitch in the All-Star Game because of a back injury, although the ace right-hander intends to represent the Washington Nationals on the sideline Monday and Tuesday in Cleveland. A three-time Cy Young Award winner and seven-time All-Star, Scherzer struck out 11 over seven shutout innings