8:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Talking to the Boston Red Sox‘s coaching staff about Rafael Devers feels like talking to proud parents about their star child, with equal parts reverence for what he can do and hope for everything that might come down the road. The coaches talk about all the work Devers puts in,
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10:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver exited Sunday’s 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants because of forearm tightness after pitching five innings of six-hit ball. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said the severity of Weaver’s injury wasn’t immediately known. “We’re going to obviously continue to evaluate him,” Lovullo said.
9:17 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles placed slumping slugger Chris Davis on the 10-day injured list Sunday with left hip inflammation. The move was made retroactive to Saturday. The team also recalled right-hander Evan Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk. Before the move was announced, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde told reporters that the first baseman “has been
8:20 AM ET The boos had become something of a ritual. It was September 2015, and manager Matt Williams was positioned squarely on the hot seat. The Washington Nationals weren’t playing well, Bryce Harper had been choked by Jonathan Papelbon, and Williams had reportedly lost the clubhouse. So every night, when Williams would walk into
8:45 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pirates general manager Neal Huntington wants Major League Baseball to consider changing its concussion assessment system to allow for player re-entry after exiting a game for concussion testing. Huntington offered the suggestion Sunday, a day after Pittsburgh catcher Francisco Cervelli suffered a head injury. Cervelli was struck by
6:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros utilityman Aledmys Diaz is likely headed to the 10-day injured list after hurting his hamstring on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, manager AJ Hinch said. Diaz has been starting at second base with All-Star Jose Altuve sidelined with a hamstring injury. Diaz exited the Astros’ 4-1
7:48 PM ET Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, got his first major league hits on Sunday. The San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder singled to left in the second inning Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks but was thrown out after rounding the base too far. He followed that up with an
5:00 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cubs slugger Kris Bryant has left their game against Cincinnati after colliding with center fielder Jason Heyward on a drive in the sixth inning. With two outs and a runner on first Sunday, Heyward and Bryant converged on Eugenio Suarez‘s fly ball toward the gap in right-center. It
2:28 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays rookie second baseman Cavan Biggio recorded his two first major league hits on Sunday, including a home run, with his Hall of Fame father in the stands at Rogers Centre. Biggio, who is playing in his third major league game on Sunday, had been 0-for-6 with three strikeouts before
4:51 PM ET San Diego Padres rookie ace Chris Paddack was scratched from his start Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a stiff neck. The Padres announced that left-hander Robbie Erlin replaced Paddack as their starter. Erlin took the loss Sunday, pitching two innings and allowing three hits, one walk and one run