7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Andrew Friedman had high hopes for his Tampa Bay Rays bullpen in 2014, but it struggled. He worried about the group of Los Angeles Dodgers relievers he took into 2017, but they were a revelation. In five years as the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, Friedman has experienced a
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11:09 PM ET CHICAGO — A new day is dawning on the New York Yankees‘ season. Compared to every other day in an injury-ravaged spring that was dominated by a bevy of little-known backups, this new day will look and feel vastly different. With two of the biggest tests the Yankees will face this year
8:47 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies set a modern-era record by combining for 92 runs in a four-game series, when San Diego pitcher Matt Strahm drawing a pinch-hit, bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to rally past Colorado 14-13 Sunday. The all-time record is 112 runs between
10:24 PM ET Baseball has never seen a series quite like the four-game set between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field. A record number of runs, two epic comebacks, 15 hits — by one guy. In case you missed it, the series went like this: Thursday: A relatively pedestrian
7:00 PM ET ESPN News services Martin Maldonado celebrated Father’s Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday. Maldonado had several names scribbled on the tie, along with “Happy Father’s Day.” Pittsburgh Pirates backstop Elias Diaz
7:59 PM ET CHICAGO — Minutes after he was optioned back to Triple-A on Sunday afternoon, New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier admitted he was “pretty surprised” to find out he was being sent down. “It’s a tough pill to swallow, yeah,” he said. “It’s never fun, especially with how much I felt like I’ve
6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb is expected to avoid the injured list after being hit on the back of the head by a line drive on Saturday night. Newcomb had no concussion symptoms on Sunday a day after he was knocked out of his spot start when he was
5:24 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels expect to activate Justin Upton on Monday to make his season debut, manager Brad Ausmus told reporters Sunday. The Angels will play in Toronto against the Blue Jays on Monday. Upton, who hit 30 home runs for the Angels last season, was placed on the injured list before
12:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds rookie Nick Senzel isn’t in his team’s lineup Sunday against the Texas Rangers after fouled a pitch off his left eye on Saturday night. Senzel came out of the game against the Rangers on Saturday night and got stitches, manager David Bell said after the Reds’ 4-3
10:41 AM ET The New York Mets have placed pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring. The Mets announced the roster move Sunday, one day after Syndergaard suffered the injury during his start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Syndergaard was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Sunday morning. The