9:05 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles was removed from his start Tuesday night due to left hamstring discomfort, the team announced. Lyles gave up three runs on three hits in four innings to the Cincinnati Reds before exiting. The potential injury is more bad news for an ailing Pirates rotation, which currently has
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8:30 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have placed infielder Zack Cozart on the 10-day injured list because of left shoulder inflammation as part of a series of moves announced Tuesday before their game against the Oakland Athletics. Outfielder Cesar Puello was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to take his place. Cozart, who is
6:58 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ All-Star double-play combination was being evaluated by team doctors on Tuesday. Second baseman Jose Altuve, who had been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock because of a hamstring injury this week, returned to Houston because of “fatigue and soreness” in his right leg, and shortstop Carlos Correa
5:13 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have released veteran relief pitcher Fernando Rodney, three days after he was designated for assignment. The A’s made the move Tuesday. Rodney, 42, had seen his ERA balloon to a career-worst 9.42 this season, posting an 0-2 record with 15 hits allowed in 20 innings. He had returned to
10:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” What we know about professional baseball’s first no-hitter could fill a paragraph: It was thrown in 1875 by Philadelphia’s Joe Borden, who was pitching under a pseudonym so his family wouldn’t find
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have placed right-handed starter Michael Pineda on the 10-day injured list with right knee tendinitis and promoted Devin Smeltzer to take his place in the rotation. The move was made Tuesday, with Smeltzer scheduled to make his major league debut against the Milwaukee Brewers.
12:52 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera was arrested on a charge of simple assault following a domestic incident in Atlantic City on Monday night. Herrera has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball per the league’s domestic violence policy. He’ll be inactive for up to seven days while MLB investigates the
2:25 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s new format to elect starters for the All-Star Game has been put into place starting with the “primary” vote Tuesday, it was announced. Voting began Tuesday at 2 p.m.
12:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s new format to elect All-Star starters is being put into place starting with the “primary” vote Tuesday, it was announced. Voting begins Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET with a
2:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Over the next week, as the Major League Baseball draft approaches, a creative team could sign Dallas Keuchel or Craig Kimbrel. That looks like a simple sentence. In truth, it is 21