4:22 PM ET Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When they started spring training, the Atlanta Braves had one opening in their pitching rotation. With a week to go before opening day, they may have three. The Braves are holding out some hope that Kevin Gausman will work through his shoulder soreness in time to pitch
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3:07 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. CLEARWATER, Fla. — From 2,000 miles away in Florida, Mike Trout‘s huge payday did not go unnoticed by Bryce Harper as he continues to prepare for his 2019 season debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. Harper famously got in hot
2:36 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper finally got his first spring training hit with the Philadelphia Phillies after an 0-for-9 start. The slugger lined a 97-mph fastball to center on a 2-1 pitch from Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game. It was Harper’s 16th plate
2:11 PM ET Marley Rivera TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees‘ starter Luis Severino returned to baseball activities Wednesday, playing catch for the first time since being diagnosed with right rotator cuff inflammation. Severino threw 25 pitches at about 60 feet from flat ground. “I just feel a little bit off because I’ve been out
12:56 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Gio Gonzalez is eager to reward the New York Yankees. The Yankees announced Wednesday they had signed the veteran left-hander to a minor league contract, hoping the two-time All-Star can help a hobbled rotation. “They gave me something I couldn’t turn down,” Gonzalez said. “This is a
10:45 AM ET Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer, after receiving a third opinion, has opted to have Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow and will almost certainly miss the 2019 season. Fulmer got a second opinion Tuesday from renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews after an MRI. He told reporters Wednesday that a third opinion
9:59 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Talk about a serious home-field advantage. Ichiro Suzuki had it on a night to celebrate all things Ichiro — “Ichiromania” in other words — as he started for the Seattle Mariners against the Oakland Athletics in MLB’s opening game of the season. Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans as
9:00 AM ET Torii Hunter watched Mike Trout launch rooster tails of dirt into the air every time he ran to first base and loved it. He called him The Digger because of it. Hunter loved the emotional investment, loved the earnestness, the devotion. Trout would hit a routine ground ball to shortstop and maybe
11:33 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have signed utility man Brandon Lowe to a six-year extension, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth at least $24 million and could reach $49 million with a pair of club options that could keep Lowe, 24, in Tampa through the 2026 season, sources confirmed to ESPN
1:46 AM ET Utility man Brandon Lowe and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a six-year, $24 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. The deal also includes a pair of club options, according to the source, and could keep Lowe, 24, in Tampa through his 32nd birthday. The Athletic