3:45 AM ET After pitching the second no-hitter of his career and the 300th no-hitter in major league history, Mike Fiers delivered the understatement of the night: “I’m just glad they got those lights working.” The start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics in Oakland was delayed 98 minutes due
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3:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A couple of weeks back, perhaps as a way to ease whatever concerns were beginning to creep in, Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman informed his third baseman, Justin Turner, that he had only three career home runs through the first month of a baseball season,
2:56 AM ET The Chicago Cubs said in a statement early Wednesday morning that they’re investigating an apparent racist gesture used by a fan that was caught by cameras during Tuesday night’s broadcast of a home game against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field. “We are currently investigating an incident that occurred during the Cubs’
2:10 AM ET ESPN News Services Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers pitched his second career no-hitter, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a 2-0 win Tuesday night. Fiers, 33, also threw a no-hitter in 2015 for the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He threw a career-high 134 pitches in that game. On Tuesday
3:13 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Mike Fiers just threw the 300th no-hitter in MLB history, including the postseason. The first occurred on July 15, 1876, when George Bradley of the Brown Stockings no-hit the Dark Blues. That’s a lot of no-hitters. How did we get here? There were 19,288 days between the first
1:29 AM ET I saw Joe Posnanski mention this in a tweet: Nationals under Dusty Baker in 2017: 97-65Nationals under Dave Martinez total: 96-100 That was published before the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Tuesday with a six-run seventh inning and five scoreless innings in relief from Freddy Peralta, dropping the Nationals
11:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried exited Tuesday’s start against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning after taking a line drive off his pitching hand. X-rays came back negative and revealed that Fried suffered a contusion. Fried, born and raised in nearby Santa Monica, California, couldn’t dodge an
3:23 AM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Mac Williamson wasted no time in making an impact in his return to the big leagues. Williamson homered and drove in four runs after being promoted from Triple-A Sacramento, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 14-4 on Tuesday night. “Today was everything I could
8:46 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The last-place San Francisco Giants have made a series of roster moves, including the promotion of outfielder Mac Williamson after he missed most of last season because of a concussion and its lingering effects. Williamson and infielder Donovan Solano were selected from Triple-A Sacramento and lefty Williams Jerez
5:50 PM ET The Oakland Athletics reinstated first baseman Matt Olson from the injured list on Tuesday after the slugging first baseman missed the past 34 games due to surgery on his right hand in March. Olson was injured in the A’s second game of the season, a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners in