8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer suffered a broken nose Tuesday when he took a ball off the face during a bunting drill. He underwent a CAT scan that was negative, according to the team. Scherzer was scheduled to pitch Game 2 in Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Phillies.
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6:53 PM ET The New York Mets have placed reliever Jeurys Familia on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder injury, the team announced Tuesday. Familia has struggled in 29 appearances this season. He allowed three runs in the seventh inning to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, turning a 5-3 deficit into a blowout.
8:54 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Chicago White Sox will extend protective netting to both foul poles this summer, the team announced Tuesday, committing to additional safety measures a week after a woman at Guaranteed Rate Field
Jun 17, 2019 Another week into the season, the Dodgers might still be on top of the pile, but they’re no longer the easy choice. This week, our voters split their allegiances among three teams for the No. 1 slot, two going to the Dodgers, two more to the Astros, and the fifth vote going
9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball called the MLB Umpires Association’s impassioned social media post on San Diego Padres star Manny Machado‘s one-game suspension “inappropriate” in a statement Tuesday. This was in response to the MLBUA calling Machado’s ban for making contact with an umpire during San Diego’s game Saturday against the
10:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball called the MLB Umpires Association’s impassioned social media post on San Diego Padres star Manny Machado‘s one-game suspension “inappropriate” in a statement Tuesday. It was in response to the MLBUA calling Machado’s ban for making contact with an umpire during San Diego’s game Saturday against the
1:37 PM ET Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve could be activated as soon as Wednesday as he makes his return from a strained left hamstring that has kept him out for more than a month, manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday. Hinch told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM that Altuve will join the team in
12:47 PM ET David Ortiz’s condition has been upgraded as he continues to recover at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, his wife said in a statement Tuesday. Tiffany Ortiz said that doctors have listed Ortiz’s condition as “good.” “We remain grateful to everyone who has helped David through this ordeal, both in the Dominican Republic
12:44 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Five years ago, veteran big leaguer Nick Hundley visited Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and met a boy named Zach Sprader. Hundley, then with the San Diego Padres, sought to give the young baseball fan a lift during his fight against leukemia. Little did Hundley know a lasting
1:16 AM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Angels outfielder Justin Upton came out swinging in his first game back from injury. Upton homered on the first pitch he saw in his return from the injured list, Mike Trout had a solo homer among his four hits and Los Angeles used a seven-run second inning to