6:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Exactly when did New York Yankees ace Luis Severino suffer the Grade 2 lat strain that has him completely barred from throwing a baseball another five weeks? For now, the answer to that question remains quite murky. But Severino made a revealing comment Wednesday afternoon that will certainly raise
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8:49 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — No team in major league history has homered in more consecutive home games than these Los Angeles Dodgers. They only got one against Sonny Gray and the Cincinnati Reds, and it was all they needed. A.J. Pollock hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and
7:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have a big hole in their bullpen now that closer Arodys Vizcaino will miss the rest of the season after undergoing right shoulder surgery. Vizcaino had the procedure on Wednesday in New York. He pitched in four games this season, getting one save and allowing
1:56 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets announcer Ron Darling’s surgery to remove a chest mass “went well,” his SNY colleague Gary Cohen said during the Mets-Phillies broadcast on Tuesday. On Saturday, Darling, a longtime SNY analyst, said he had a “large mass in my chest” and that he hoped to return to
1:01 AM ET Associated Press VALENCIA, Calif. — A Los Angeles Dodgers fan sued the team on Tuesday, alleging he was roughed up by security guards and broke an ankle during a game last year while trying to use the bathroom. Daniel Antunez, 31, is seeking $2 million in a lawsuit that contends six to
1:14 AM ET NEW YORK — As the Boston Red Sox clubhouse emptied out after another loss, maintaining Boston’s status at the bottom of the American League East standings, the Star Wars “Imperial March” blared off a phone speaker in the hallway. Like it has so many times in Red Sox history, a loss at
12:46 AM ET NEW YORK — Since he was in the minor leagues, James Paxton, whether he wins, loses or draws a no-decision, has done the exact same thing in the days after he makes a start. He picks up the phone. The left-handed pitcher’s post-outing routine regularly includes long conversations with the dedicated sports
9:00 AM ET Most teams have played at least 16 games so far, or one-tenth of the schedule. It’s early. Heck, players are still wearing ski masks in some parts of the country, and it was so cold and windy Monday night in Philadelphia that Noah Syndergaard had to tie his flowing mane into a
10:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale said he is “as frustrated as I’ve ever been on a baseball field” after another mediocre outing Tuesday, calling his performance this season
8:36 PM ET New York Mets starter Steven Matz allowed eight runs in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday without recording an out, a feat performed only five other times since 1893. In the space of 20 minutes, Matz’s ERA shot up from 1.96 to 4.96. Steven Matz is the second Mets