3:31 PM ET BALTIMORE — Dave Campbell didn’t even know he was in a slump. Well, he knew, but he had no idea about the magnitude of it. The year was 1973, and Campbell was in the midst of an 0-for-45 odyssey that spanned three different teams and, until this week, was tied for the
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1:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $4.6 billion, up 15 percent from its figure last year. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second at $3.3 billion, followed by the World Series champion Boston Red Sox at $3.2 billion, the Chicago Cubs ($3.1
7:00 AM ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tim Tebow’s new home is an 11,000-seat stadium on Syracuse’s gritty north side, set in an industrial area where a freight train rumbles beyond the left-field fence several times a day. The place rocked on April 4, as more than 8,800 watched the opening-day debut of both Tebow and
12:28 AM ET Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout was removed from Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a right groin strain and is day-to-day, the team said. Peter Bourjos replaced Trout in center field in the top of the fourth inning. Trout finished the game 2-for-2 with a run scored. Through Tuesday,
2:43 AM ET HOUSTON — The New York Yankees ‘ season is only 11 games old, and already two troubling trends are forming. Firstly, the bullpen — long deemed the strength of the team — has struggled. A pair of blown late-game leads in the past two games have highlighted that issue now more than
5:59 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs ace Jon Lester was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring injury suffered in Monday’s home opener against the Pirates. Lester was scheduled to get an MRI on Tuesday, an off day for both teams, who meet again Wednesday. Imagine getting your dream job at
8:50 PM ET HOUSTON — New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino will be shut down for the next six weeks after an MRI revealed a Grade 2 lat strain on his right side. The injury, revealed in an MRI done in New York on Tuesday, is separate from the right rotator cuff inflammation he was
10:10 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw went six innings, allowing five hits and two runs, walking none and striking out six for Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. Kershaw threw 81 pitches, 59 for strikes, in his second rehab start as he works his way back from shoulder soreness. If he experiences no after-effects,
9:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” For those in Boston panicking about the Red Sox‘s sequel to a World Series championship starting with a 3-9 record and the worst run differential in the American League, fear not. That
7:29 PM ET BOSTON — Opening Day at Fenway Park began with the good vibes of the World Series ring ceremony, a final celebration of perhaps the greatest team in Boston Red Sox history. Past Red Sox heroes such as David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling and Mike Lowell brought out the team’s four World