12:06 PM ET The struggling Cleveland Indians have injected some speed into their lineup, promoting outfield prospect Oscar Mercado from the minors. Mercado was recalled from Triple-A Columbus and will make his major league debut Tuesday afternoon against the Chicago White Sox. He will bat sixth in the lineup and start in left field. The
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11:32 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested Monday night on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence/battery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said the arrest stemmed from an incident between Urias, 22, and a woman in the parking lot of the Beverly Center, a shopping area, at 7:30 p.m. PT.
10:24 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball has placed Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias on administrative leave in the wake of his Monday arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. Urias was arrested and charged with domestic battery after an alleged physical altercation with a woman in the parking lot of the Beverly Center, an
May 17, 2019 The “Game of Thrones” series finale is Sunday night — and the world will be watching, including a host of major leaguers. With the battle for Westeros coming to a conclusion after eight seasons, we asked a few ballplayers-slash-superfans to weigh in on HBO’s hit show with their predictions, favorite characters and
12:14 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have gotten to first base in their quest for a new stadium. The city’s port commission on Monday took a first step in providing land at Howard Terminal, where the A’s hope to build a 35,000-seat stadium as part of a housing and retail
11:19 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, a towering two-run shot in the third inning against Minnesota ace Jose Berrios that fueled a 5-4 victory over the Twins on Monday night. Ohtani, who made his 2019 debut last week in
12:55 AM ET There is something remarkable going on in the early weeks of 2019. Here is a list of the best offenses in the past 100 years, ranked by the weighted runs created formula at FanGraphs (wRC+ adjusts for the league run environment and home park, with 100 being average): 2019 Astros: 1331927 Yankees:
7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It was the fall of 2010, and Derek Jeter — 36 years old, by that point far more valuable to his old team than any new one — was a free agent for the first time. He had no intentions of leaving the New York Yankees, but he wanted
7:00 AM ET The amateur draft is less than a month away and teams are starting to hunker down, getting in those final scouting trips and narrowing down their list of potential picks and players with the good faces. Chris Paddack was once of those draft prospects. In his senior year at Cedar Park (Texas)
6:52 PM ET The road back for Boston‘s Dustin Pedroia hit another obstacle Monday, with the Red Sox announcing that the second baseman has returned from his rehab assignment because of left knee soreness. The team had been hoping Pedroia could play three consecutive games in Double-A Portland in preparation for rejoining the big club,