2:52 PM ET Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka was lifted from his start Sunday against the Washington Nationals after he was hit in the right arm by a pitch in the top of the third inning. He stayed in the game to run the bases but was removed in the bottom of the third inning
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10:55 AM ET The Washington Nationals released right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal on Sunday after his struggles continued in his second stint in the major leagues this season. Rosenthal had a 22.74 ERA in 6 1/3 innings over 12 appearances this season. In his final game for Washington on Saturday, he allowed three earned runs and
10:45 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have optioned right-hander Mike Foltynewicz to Triple-A Gwinnett, the team announced Sunday. Foltynewicz, a first-time All-Star last season, is 2-5 with a 6.37 ERA over 11 starts in 2019. He allowed eight runs on eight hits in four innings against the Washington Nationals on Saturday, though the Braves rallied
1:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Bobby Bradley has brought his big bat to the majors. The Indians recalled Bradley on Sunday from Triple-A Columbus, where he was leading the International League in home runs and causing Cleveland fans to question why he wasn’t in a lineup needing power. The Indians, who are chasing
2:09 AM ET NEW YORK — Yes, it’s only June, but it seemed Saturday night at Yankee Stadium like so much later in the year than that. There was a palpable buzz, an evident energy and a discernible electricity that made the night’s game between division-leading foes Houston and New York feel as if there
11:04 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed reliever Cody Allen. Allen was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels one day after he gave up four runs over 2/3 of an inning in a 9-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on June 14. Allen had
7:53 PM ET The Kansas City Royals announced they’ve traded right-hander Ben Lively to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations. Lively was designated for assignment by the Royals on Thursday. He split time this season between the major league club and the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. Lively appeared in only one game for
10:15 PM ET ST. LOUIS — One of the amazing things about the return of Albert Pujols to St. Louis this weekend isn’t about him at all. Before Friday, Redbird Nation had never gotten a first-hand look at the game’s greatest player: Pujols’ Angels teammate Mike Trout. Yet Trout’s St. Lou debut barely caused a
6:44 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his 26th homer to set the NL record for most homers before the All-Star Game as the New York Mets routed the Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Saturday. Alonso broke a tie with Los Angeles’ Cody Bellinger (2017). He’s still seven short of Mark
6:37 PM ET Cincinnati Reds slugger Derek Dietrich was hit by an MLB record sixth pitch in one series, after getting nailed with a 71 mph changeup from Brewers reliever Alex Claudio in the top of the fifth inning of the division rivals’ game on Saturday. It’s the sixth time in three games against the