3:58 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Alex Avila on the injured list with a strained left quadriceps, an injury suffered while circling the bases on a home run. Avila was hurt when he homered off Boston infielder Eduardo Nunez, who was on the mound during the eighth inning of
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5:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig was one of five ejected after a benches-clearing incident in the top of the fourth inning of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Three Reds (manager David Bell, Puig and relief pitcher Amir Garrett) and two Pirates (relievers Keone Kela
Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season is the first that runs seven days in length, spanning from Monday, April 8, through Sunday, April 14, and it gets off to an early start thanks to a pair of day games in Chicago on Monday: Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox has a 2:10 p.m.
1:43 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals optioned struggling top prospect Alex Reyes to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday in a series of moves. Reyes, ranked as the No. 42 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN’s Keith Law, is 0-1 with a 15.00 ERA in four appearances this season. The right-hander has struggled with control this
7:31 AM ET A reflective Albert Pujols says it was the way the Los Angeles Angels showed they cared that led him to join the team seven years ago. Pujols addressed his 2012 decision to sign with the Angels over the St. Louis Cardinals in an interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” which is
1:16 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Cubs‘ offense insulated itself from any potential bullpen meltdowns by scoring early and late in the team’s 14-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, snapping a six-game losing skid in the process. It would be an understatement to say the Cubs needed the victory. “In the infamous
12:38 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Carson Kelly drilled a single into the left field corner, scoring Nick Ahmed with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the struggling Boston Red Sox 5-4 Saturday night. Boston dropped its third straight and fell to 2-8 overall, matching its worst
1:52 AM ET BALTIMORE — In an emptying clubhouse just after a spring-training game last month, Aaron Judge offered a glimpse into the mid-game, mid-at-bat adjustments he anticipated making once the regular season began. Specifically, the New York Yankees right fielder was sharing in a one-on-one conversation the reasons he wanted to test out his
12:22 AM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox utilityman Brock Holt is headed to the injured list because his 2-year-old son poked him in the eye. The Red Sox announced Saturday that they had placed Holt “on the 10-day injured list with right eye scratched cornea,” without further explanation. But Holt later fessed up
6:14 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The new regime of the Baltimore Orioles inherited a costly problem in slumping slugger Chris Davis, who’s working with a $161 million contract yet can’t buy a hit. After batting .168 last year — the lowest average by a qualifier in major league history — Davis opened this