9:29 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Ian Kinsler says he regrets using profanity during an emotional outburst after hitting a pivotal three-run home run for the San Diego Padres on Thursday night and maintained he was firing up his teammates and not taking a shot at fans. Kinsler hollered and gestured as he
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10:32 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Twelve years later, Carlos Gomez is back in the New York Mets‘ lineup. New York selected Gomez’s contract from Triple-A Syracuse and had him batting sixth and in right field during a 8-6 loss against the Miami Marlins Friday night. Gomez went 0 for 3 before leaving the
3:44 PM ET WASHINGTON – Trea Turner is back. The Washington Nationals shortstop, who missed six weeks with a broken right index finger, will bat leadoff in Friday’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs. 1 Related Before the injury, which occurred on April 2 when he squared to bunt and was hit by a 92
9:35 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz was disappointed he won’t get a chance to play against one of his former teams. Taking care of his strained left wrist was a bigger priority than trying to hit another home run in Seattle. The Twins placed Cruz on the 10-day injured
3:22 PM ET The Minnesota Twins put designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the injured list with a left wrist strain Friday. Cruz was pulled from Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after aggravating the wrist on a swinging strike. He has since missed four games. Cruz, 38, is hitting .270 with seven home runs and
1:48 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-handed starter Kenta Maeda on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left adductor contusion. Maeda is 5-2 in nine starts this season with a 3.51 ERA and 52 strikeouts. Maeda had his best outing of the season in a win over the San Diego Padres Wednesday,
10:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Since April 1, one team has stood alone atop the American League East standings. It might not after this weekend. Many around baseball thought that might have happened last weekend, when the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays played host to the hobbled but surprisingly surging New York Yankees in a
3:06 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Ian Kinsler hit a mighty three-run homer to put the San Diego Padres ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and then had a profane outburst as he crossed home and then again in the dugout. Many fans on social media felt it was directed at them, and manager
8:32 PM ET WASHINGTON — Nothing has come easy for the 2019 Washington Nationals. That includes simple tasks like … winning a series. On Thursday, the Nationals eked out a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Mets, giving them their first series win in a month. Since taking two of three from the as-expected
6:17 PM ET WASHINGTON — Nationals starter Anibal Sanchez is likely headed to the injured list after leaving Thursday’s game in the second inning with a hamstring injury, manager Davey Martinez said. With one out, Sanchez walked Brandon Nimmo. Immediately after the pitch, the team’s medical staff visited Sanchez on the mound. Following a brief