4:25 PM ET Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty had successful surgery Thursday to remove a melanoma from his right ear, the team announced Friday. The melanoma, a form a skin cancer, was discovered during a routine spot check with a dermatologist when a suspicious mole was identified on Piscotty, and a subsequent biopsy came back
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4:06 PM ET CHICAGO — The New York Yankees‘ biggest reinforcements are almost back. Injured sluggers Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are beginning the last phase of their respective rehab assignments this weekend, the team announced Friday. Both outfielders will be reporting to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and are expected in the lineup Friday night.
10:00 AM ET While the big bats and long balls are garnering most of the headlines, we’re seeing some special — and surprising — performances on the mound as well. We look at some of them and the other big storylines that will play out this weekend. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito, who is 7-0
2:25 AM ET BOSTON — The same story has been written about the 2019 Boston Red Sox countless times. Inconsistency, inconsistency and inconsistency have been the buzzwords surrounding the defending World Series champions, and for much of Thursday night, things looked much the same. Just a day after avoiding slipping back to .500 with a
1:24 AM ET Some fans love cycles. Some are indifferent to them. Some get annoyed whenever an announcer says a player is a “triple away from the cycle,” as if Chief Wilson or Willie Wilson or even Mookie Wilson were up and a triple was actually in the realm of possibility. In the top of
11:22 PM ET Sunday is Father’s Day, and New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos will have a little more to celebrate. Ramos discovered that his wife is pregnant with their third child Thursday night as he was standing in the on-deck circle at Citi Field. Ramos’ wife, Yely, came down from the stands in the
10:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein said there’s a path for veteran Ben Zobrist to return to the team before the end of the season. “There’s been a little definition added to how he hopes this thing might go,” Epstein said on Thursday before the Cubs played the Los Angeles
1:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit for the cycle Thursday night in a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle in MLB. He did it with a single in the seventh inning
6:27 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies acquired infielder Brad Miller from the New York Yankees on Thursday for cash considerations. Miller, 29, joined the Yankees organization this season after he was released by the Cleveland Indians in April. He hit .250 with a home run and four RBIs in 13 games for Cleveland. Miller didn’t
5:49 PM ET Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is in Thursday night’s lineup against the San Diego Padres, batting fourth a day after he was hit on the left forearm with a pitch. X-rays on Arenado’s forearm were negative and the Rockies had described him as day-to-day on Wednesday after he was plunked by