7:00 AM ET The great free-agent freeze of 2018-19 is still going on even as summer approaches — Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel, after all, remain unsigned — but two months into the season is a good time to look back on what transpired in the offseason and give some early grades. Here are some
MLB
1:41 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have placed their leading home run hitter this season, first baseman Mitch Moreland, on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain. Moreland has not played since Saturday, and the IL move is retroactive to Sunday. The 33-year-old is hitting .228 with 13 home runs and 34
7:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa is expected to miss four to six weeks after suffering a fractured rib while getting a massage, he said Wednesday. “I’m extremely disappointed about not being on the field with my teammates,” said Correa, who was removed from Tuesday’s lineup against the Chicago Cubs
12:23 PM ET Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa has a fractured rib and is expected to miss four to six weeks, general manager Jeff Luhnow announced Wednesday. Correa was removed from Tuesday’s lineup against the Chicago Cubs because of soreness. He is hitting .295 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs this season for the
7:00 AM ET HOUSTON — One player who has faced both the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros this season might have summed it up best when comparing the two fairly recent World Series champions. He said, “Both teams are elite, but the Astros are simply deeper. And Houston plays in the right division.” That description
3:16 AM ET Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford left Tuesday night’s 11-4 loss to the Texas Rangers after rolling his left ankle in a rundown. Crawford was injured trying to avoid a tag between third base and home plate in the eighth inning. He had to be helped off the field. Crawford was undergoing X-rays
12:52 AM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Devin Smeltzer took the mound for his first game in the majors, his wife and parents among a sizable crowd at Target Field, set to face NL MVP Christian Yelich and the hard-hitting Milwaukee Brewers. Nervous? After fighting to get this far, no way. Diagnosed with cancer when
10:40 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target. The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing
10:11 PM ET Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — A Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold privately for $1.2 million. SCP Auctions in Southern California says the 1909-11 T206 card was graded in Good 2 condition on a scale of 1 to 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator. The auction house says this example of
10:06 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — Derek Dietrich hit three homers — all two-run shots for Cincinnati — and the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered yet another injury to their rotation Tuesday night as the Reds pulled away to an 11-6 victory. Dietrich grounded out in his first at-bat and connected in the fourth off