12:22 AM ET BALTIMORE — Manny Machado turned his butterflies into a big fly. Prior to his Camden Yards homecoming on Tuesday night, Machado admitted to feeling nervous — then he went out and homered against his former team. In his second at-bat, leading off the third inning, the ex-Oriole jumped all over a first-pitch
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3:29 PM ET Rangers slugger Joey Gallo has been activated from the 10-day injured list and returned to Texas’ lineup in Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Gallo has been sidelined since June 1 because of an oblique injury. He will bat fifth and start in center field against Tigers right-hander Jordan Zimmermann. Gallo, 25,
4:09 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles interrupted their miserable 2019 season to introduce a sliver of hope for the future: Adley Rutschman, the top overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. Rutschman sat alongside general manager Mike Elias during a news conference Tuesday at Camden Yards before the Orioles were
4:10 PM ET The Washington Nationals added Fernando Rodney and Jonny Venters to their 25-man roster Tuesday, hoping that the veteran relievers will help their beleaguered bullpen. The Nationals selected Rodney’s contract from Triple-A Fresno and selected Venters’ contract from Double-A Harrisburg after signing them to minor league deals over the past month. Rodney, 42,
1:57 PM ET Star outfielder George Springer is returning to the Houston Astros after missing the past 27 games while on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. The Astros also reinstated right-hander Collin McHugh from the injured list on Tuesday. McHugh, who hasn’t pitched since May 14, had been sidelined with right elbow
1:42 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have reinstated right-hander Steven Wright the team announced. The 34-year-old received an 80-game suspension on March 6 after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance during an offseason test. He lost his appeal and he is ineligible to play in any postseason games this year. In January, Wright and
1:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kendrys Morales has been cut by the New York Yankees. The veteran designated hitter and first baseman was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and designated for assignment. New York also recalled left-hander Stephen Tarpley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Tarpley replaces struggling reliever Jonathan Holder in the
2:15 AM ET At 10 a.m., train A left the station, and an hour later, train B left the same station on a parallel track. If train A traveled at a constant speed of 60 mph and train B at 80 mph, at what time did the Mets front office order a pitching change, and
12:46 AM ET CHICAGO — It might be a first in baseball: The benches clearing because of an argument involving pitch framing. It came after Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras homered in the second inning off of Atlanta Braves starter Julio Teheran in the Cubs’ 8-3 win on Monday night. Contreras was upset that home
11:21 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow will be shut down for three weeks after a setback in his attempt to return from a forearm strain, the team said Monday. Glasnow felt some discomfort throwing from 90 feet in Oakland on Sunday, and an MRI revealed inflammation. He will be re-evaulated in three