8:09 AM ET Los Angeles Angels slugger Shohei Ohtani had a follow-up appointment Monday to check on his progress from Tommy John surgery and was cleared to hit live pitching in about a week. “All is good,” manager Brad Ausmus told reporters. “Everything came back good. The doctor was pleased and he’s going to continue
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1:57 AM ET Christian Yelich is not buying the Gateway Arch. He does, however, own the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers and Cardinals have played five games this season and Yelich has homered in all five games — including three in Monday’s 9-6 win, a three-run shot to cap off a six-run second inning, another
1:04 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich got a big reward for a little extra early work. Yelich hit three homers, including a pair of three-run shots, and drove in a career-high seven runs to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Monday night. “He put in some work
3:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — On a night that ended with a walk-off home run from Joc Pederson and featured an impressive return from Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers received their best news indoors, where X-rays on Cody Bellinger‘s right knee came back negative. Bellinger, baseball’s hottest hitter through the early part of
8:29 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig was late arriving to Dodger Stadium in his return to Los Angeles for the first time since being traded to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cuban star missed receiving his National League Championship Series ring in person from Dodgers owner Mark Walter and other front-office personnel
11:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Better late than never. While Yasiel Puig arrived at Dodger Stadium too late to receive his National League championship ring, he was just in time to hit a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw in his first at bat against his former team. Puig was greeted with cheers as he
7:18 PM ET The Cleveland Indians activated two-time All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis off the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Kipnis hasn’t played this season because of a low-grade right calf strain. He recently completed a rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus. In a separate move, the Indians designated infielder
2:12 AM ET ESPN News Services Indians All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis made his season debut on Monday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI in Cleveland’s 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. Kipnis hadn’t played this season after suffering a low-grade right calf strain late in spring training. He played just 10 games in spring training
3:55 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies have placed reliever David Robertson on the 10-day injured list with soreness in his pitching elbow. Robertson, 34, has a 5.40 ERA in seven appearances this season, his first with the Phillies. The right-hander threw two scoreless innings Sunday in Philadelphia’s 14-inning victory over the Marlins. The Phillies signed
2:03 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Brandon Hyde was ejected for the first time as Baltimore Orioles manager, tossed in the fifth inning Monday against the Boston Red Sox. Hyde came out to challenge the “slide rule” after a force play scored a run. Once the call was upheld, he came out to argue