7:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The injury woes for Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon worsened Thursday with the news that he was being placed on the injured list because of inflammation in the elbow of his pitching arm. Rodon struggled in his two most recent outings for Chicago, saying he had a difficult time
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11:30 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — Growing up in the posh Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood nestled in the northwest sector of this capital city, Jeff Luhnow would spend hours tossing pitches on a tiny patch of backyard grass at his younger brother, David. When the baseballs or tennis balls inevitably vanished into
4:30 PM 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” On Thursday afternoon, New York Mets righty Noah Syndergaard threw a 1-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds, the 1 coming on his own opposite-field home run. My friend Russ calls this a
3:32 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have followed suit with starting pitcher David Price and are no longer playing “Fortnite” in the home clubhouse. Nathan Eovaldi told WEEI in a story published Wednesday that he hasn’t seen the popular video game around all season. “Usually everybody had it set up in their lockers, but
3:32 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks played in the outfield for the first time since being sidelined in early March by a strained left lower back. Hicks threw out a runner trying to score Thursday, moving in to grab a fly in the fifth inning of
3:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard became the first pitcher in 36 years to homer and throw a shutout in a 1-0 victory, lifting the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. Syndergaard (2-3) struck out 10 and allowed four hits in his third career complete game, shaking off
7:03 PM ET Tim Heaney In the early going, many fantasy baseball preseason aces have started slowly or scarily, thanks in significant part to the baseball’s rejuiced physics. Heavy investors in pitching should look away: Fantasy aces, or near aces, with a 4.00+ ERA (through 4/30) Pitcher K% BB% K%-BB% BABIP BARRELS/PA LOB% HR/9 ERA
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” Mike Trout is squarely in the passing-Hall-of-Famers-in-career-WAR-every-few-days period of his career. He’s 27. If I tell you that 27-year-old Mike Trout has more career WAR than, say, Goose Goslin, you could hear
7:00 AM ET Despite being even more aggressive at the plate than he was last season, Tim Anderson has raised his average more than 120 points. Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports Kole Calhoun did not have a good 2018 season. He hit .208 with 19 home runs, and his wOBA of .294 ranked 178th out of 194
12:36 AM ET WASHINGTON — If you are what your record says you are, then the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team in baseball. With a convincing 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals and ace Max Scherzer on Wednesday night, St. Louis improved to 20-10. The victory, combined with the Rays’ doubleheader loss to