6:42 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper drew big cheers, a pair of walks and an unusual defense Saturday in his spring training debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. Both times the slugger with the biggest contract in baseball came to the plate, the Toronto Blue Jays shifted to a four-man outfield, moved
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1:45 PM ET ESPN News Services Catcher Martin Maldonado has agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Kansas City Royals, sources confirmed to ESPN. Maldonado could serve as a replacement for Salvador Perez, who underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this week and will miss the entire 2019 season. Sources said Maldonado could make
6:51 AM ET San Diego Padres megasigning Manny Machado says he has come to accept his role as a “villain” of baseball. “I always will be the villain, no matter what,” Machado told the New York Post in a story published Friday. “I don’t know why. That is just stuff I have to deal with,
10:40 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager was removed from a spring training game Friday night after appearing to injure his left wrist diving for a ground ball. Seager extended toward foul territory but couldn’t stop a hard grounder hit by Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs in
11:36 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is not expected to miss any additional time after rolling over his glove hand diving for a ground ball during a spring training game. Seager was pulled one batter after jamming his glove into the dirt and bending his wrist awkwardly
4:19 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager will see a hand specialist after rolling his left wrist during a spring training game. Seager was pulled Friday night after jamming his glove into the ground diving for a hard grounder by the Chicago Cubs‘ Javier Baez. Seager removed his
9:12 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. PEORIA, Arizona — For the first time since 2008, the Seattle Mariners will have a new pitcher on the mound on Opening Day. On Friday afternoon, manager Scott Servais told Felix Hernandez that he would not be the team’s
2:30 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. PEORIA, Arizona — The Seattle Mariners, for the first time since 2008, will have a new pitcher on the mound on Opening Day, as manager Scott Servais told Felix Hernandez that he would not be on the mound to
7:17 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said hard-throwing right-hander Joe Kelly, who was scratched from his scheduled appearance Wednesday night, will throw lightly on Friday and hopes to get in a game in a couple of days. Kelly felt tightness in his back on Wednesday. Roberts said Kelly told him he hurt
5:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine possession Friday. Loaiza pleaded guilty in August to possessing about 20 kilograms, or 44 pounds, of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was arrested in February 2018. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of nearly five