8:16 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pittsburgh right-hander Joe Musgrove and Atlanta third baseman Josh Donaldson have been ejected for triggering a benches-clearing confrontation. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle also was ejected by home-plate umpire Brian Gorman for arguing the decision to toss Musgrove. With two outs in the first inning of Monday night’s game
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6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox are sending their best wishes to David Ortiz, a former player team President and CEO Sam Kennedy called one of the most important and beloved in the team’s storied history. The Red Sox sent a plane to the Dominican Republic on Monday to transport Ortiz,
11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services David Ortiz helped his adopted city recover from the Boston Marathon bombings. Now the Boston Red Sox are calling on their fans to reciprocate for their beloved Big Papi. “We all remember in 2013 when we needed David Ortiz the most, he was there for us,” team president Sam
5:31 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed right-hander Jordan Lyles on the 10-day injured list with tightness in his left hamstring. The move came after Lyles gave up three runs, five hits and four walks over three innings in a 5-3 loss at Milwaukee on Saturday. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle
6:28 PM ET ESPN News Services David Ortiz left a hospital in the Dominican Republic on Monday bound for Boston on a plane provided by the Red Sox. Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy confirmed earlier in the day that the team was sending a plane to the Dominican Republic with the hope that
1:20 AM ET ESPN News Services A plane carrying David Ortiz landed in Boston on Monday night, a day after the Red Sox icon was shot at a club in his native Dominican Republic and underwent emergency surgery. Ortiz was then taken by ambulance, with a police escort, to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he will
Jun 12, 2019 Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. On Sunday, Nelson Cruz homered again. It was his fourth straight game in which he went yard, in his first five games back from the injured list. No big deal for a guy who came into this season with
12:00 PM ET NEW YORK — Drama, tension and scapegoating surrounded the New York Yankees and their fans last week, with a two-city road trip rife with disastrous outcomes. The normally reliable bullpen was shoddy. The clutch hits that had become a major part of the Bronx Bombers’ identity in May suddenly were nonexistent as
11:41 PM ET CHICAGO — The best anyone had seen of Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber was back in 2016, when he helped his team to a World Series title, playing on one knee, after missing almost the entire regular season. That is until now, as Schwarber has gotten red-hot as the Cubs’ leadoff man
12:27 AM ET One place baseball is not struggling to draw fans: Milwaukee. Before 45,375 at Miller Park on Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. One of the highlights for the Brewers: Christian Yelich hit his MLB-leading 24th home run in going 2-for-4 to raise his season