1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services A preliminary exam for Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Nick Burdi, who crumpled to the ground after throwing a 96 mph fastball Monday night, did not show any breaks or tears in his right arm, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Burdi will be sidelined indefinitely after an MRI
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1:06 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Bo Bichette has a broken left hand, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The injury, which Bichette suffered Monday in a minor league game, was first reported by The Athletic. Bichette, a second-round draft pick in 2016 and the son of former major league star Dante Bichette,
12:32 PM ET Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had elbow surgery Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow, the team said. Manager Alex Cora said the surgery went well and the Red Sox said in a statement that Eovaldi “is expected to make a full return to pitching within six
11:31 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — A month ago, Clint Frazier couldn’t keep his batting average above the Mendoza line. Now? It’s a far different story. As the New York Yankees wrapped up spring training in March, it seemed rather unlikely Frazier — the fan-favorite 23-year-old outfielder bouncing back from a concussion that stalled much
3:22 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the first time in his professional career, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Peter Bourjos played the infield. It didn’t take long for him to look like he had already been there before. Bourjos pulled off web-gem wizardry in the top of the 13th inning Monday night of a 4-3,
1:27 AM ET NEW YORK — Let’s put it this way: Nobody looks better when he’s getting ejected from a game than Bryce Harper: Bryce Harper wasn’t having it tonight 😡 pic.twitter.com/DwnzRMtX46 — ESPN (@espn) April 23, 2019 Harper was ejected for the 12th time in his career in the Philadelphia Phillies‘ 5-1 loss to
1:17 AM ET BALTIMORE — For catcher Jesus Sucre, less was more. Pitching in the ninth inning of the Baltimore Orioles‘ 12-2 loss on Monday night, Sucre relied exclusively on soft stuff to retire the top of the Chicago White Sox‘s lineup in order. The 30-year-old backstop needed just nine pitches to set down Leury
12:16 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Nick Burdi‘s combination of grit and resilience — oh and a fastball that can touch triple digits — helped the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever carve out a spot in the big leagues less than two years removed from Tommy John surgery on his right arm. One innocent-looking pitch to
10:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Bryce Harper‘s first game at Citi Field as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies began with a long rain delay and ended with a short stay. Harper was ejected in the top of the fourth inning after chirping from the bench after striking out looking on a high fastball.
6:46 AM ET SAN DIEGO — A quarter-mile north of center field, in a 19th-century building adorned by a faded green awning and two wooden wagon wheels, sits a charmingly antiquated bar named Tivoli. It stands alone, but it is surrounded by streets lined with those trendy, new craft breweries that have permeated the area