2:50 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are set to play at London next season in a two-game series at West Ham’s Olympic Stadium on June 13-14. St. Louis will be the home team for both games, according to a draft of the 2020 preliminary schedule obtained
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3:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — Look at her face. Look at the little girl, orange bow in her hair, fear in her eyes, pain and suffering evident. Look at her. Really look at her, no
1:19 AM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Although he didn’t think the Kansas City Royals were throwing at him intentionally, Tim Anderson still took pleasure in scoring a measure of revenge. Six innings after being beaned with a pitch from Kansas City starter Glenn Sparkman, Anderson doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth,
11:05 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — A young fan at Wednesday night’s game between the Cubs and Astros was struck by an Albert Almora Jr. foul ball and taken to the hospital, shaking up the Chicago center fielder and renewing calls for additional protective netting at major league ballparks. Almora hit a fourth-inning
1:45 AM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — A young fan at Wednesday night’s game between the Cubs and Astros was struck by an Albert Almora Jr. foul ball and taken to the hospital, shaking up the Chicago center fielder and renewing calls for additional protective netting at major league ballparks. Almora hit a fourth-inning
9:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Mary Ruich anticipated control issues. “I knew it wasn’t going to be good, but I thought I’d be close,” she said Wednesday. “It was scary.” The rookie right-hander threw one of the most wayward ceremonial first pitches ever when she plunked a Chicago White Sox team photographer standing
7:28 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Left-hander Jonny Venters has signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals and was assigned to Double-A Harrisburg. Venters, 34, was released by the Atlanta Braves on May 18. “Maybe we can use him down the line,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. “A left-handed pitcher is
6:57 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Major League Baseball’s 2021 All-Star Game will be played at Atlanta in what could be the first national showcase for SunTrust Park since the stadium opened in 2017. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement before the Braves hosted the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Manfred said SunTrust
6:25 PM ET Angel Pagan, who won a World Series championship while with the San Francisco Giants, was one of three people rescued off the coast of Puerto Rico after their boat capsized, according to multiple reports. Pagan, 37, was rescued along with Orlando Roman, 40, who was drafted in the 31st round by the
6:01 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera left “hand print markings” on his girlfriend’s neck during a domestic assault inside an Atlantic City casino, according to a police report obtained by a newspaper. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday that Herrera also left “small scratches” on the woman’s arms, citing the