7:25 PM ET A woman is suing the Houston Astros for more than $1 million, claiming her finger was broken when she was hit by a shirt from the T-shirt cannon fired at close range by the team’s mascot, Orbit, last season. Jennifer Harughty says in the suit that her left index finger was shattered
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7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — He got his dream job at 37 years old: Chicago Cubs pitching coach. Then the season started, and Tommy Hottovy (Hot-ah-vee) must have thought he was part of a recurring nightmare. The Cubs bullpen blew three leads in the team’s first five games, and the staff ERA was closer to
5:07 PM ET Lenny Dykstra sued former New York Mets teammate Ron Darling for defamation and libel on Tuesday, following through on his threat to file a lawsuit for claims Darling made about Dykstra in his new book. In his book, “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in
1:27 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs ace Jon Lester is being placed on the 10-day injured list because of a hamstring injury suffered in Monday’s home opener against the Pirates, a source said Tuesday. Lester was scheduled to get an MRI on Tuesday, an off day for both teams, who meet again Wednesday. Appearing
12:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chris Archer received a five-game suspension, and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig got a two-game ban for their roles in a melee Sunday at PNC Park. Reds manager David Bell also received a one-game suspension and, like Puig, an undisclosed fan for what the league called
12:04 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — Since he was hired as the Toronto Blue Jays‘ manager this past October, Charlie Montoyo has had a date marked on his calendar: April 9, 2019. That’s because when they announce the starting lineups for the Blue
12:42 PM ET The Cleveland Indians placed Mike Clevinger on the 10-day injured list with a back injury and manager Terry Francona told reporters that the right-hander won’t be able to pick up a ball for six-to-eight weeks. The Indians said Clevinger has a teres major muscle strain in his right upper back. The move
Kluber’s best pitch is so good it can’t be labeled. Somewhere between a cutter, slider and curveball, it’s a brilliant combination of velocity and movement. Opponents chased 42.9 percent of Kluber’s cutters out of the zone, highest rate in the AL and second-highest in the MLB among qualified starters. “None of us are really robots.
10:22 AM ET Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who played in only three games last season due to injuries, has been activated off the injured list, the team announced Tuesday. The Red Sox play their home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Pedroia, 35, the 2008 AL MVP, has been slowed
9:00 AM ET HOUSTON — In a somber New York Yankees clubhouse following a recent loss, one player nodded his head vigorously in a far corner, muttering affirmations audible only to those standing nearby. It was Tyler Wade, a 24-year-old infielder who just a day prior had been called up to fill the shoes of