11:33 AM ET Sunday Night Baseball announcer Jessica Mendoza is joining the New York Mets as an adviser while continuing her ESPN responsibilities, the team announced Tuesday. Mendoza will work in the Mets’ baseball operations department, focusing on player evalution, roster construction, technological advancement, and health and performance. She will also give insight to general
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1:59 PM ET New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia is joining ESPN as a baseball analyst this season, the network announced Tuesday. Sabathia, who confirmed last month that 2019 will be his final season in the majors, is set to appear on a number of ESPN shows, including SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He will also
8:00 AM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alex Cora’s arms were folded as he watched a fielding drill in Boston Red Sox camp the other day, and while he mostly wore a smile, his body language and occasionally pointed tone underscored his insistence for proper execution. The Red Sox manager wants the players to have
7:52 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jose Berrios will be Minnesota’s Opening Day starter, the first such assignment for the 24-year-old right-hander. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli announced the decision to reporters on Monday, a natural honor for the team’s only All-Star last season. Berrios posted a career-best 3.84 ERA last year, his
6:54 PM ET Bryce Harper has overthrown the King. According to retailer Fanatics, Harper’s new Philadelphia Phillies jersey set a company record by becoming the top online seller in any sport for any player during the first 48 hours after its launch. The previous record belonged to LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers jersey,
9:00 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — Has there been a change in strategy around baseball? What used to be the goal of nearly every player — earning the right to choose which team he plays for — might now be less appealing. From Nolan Arenado to Aaron Hicks, young players are beginning to see the
4:14 PM ET Clayton Kershaw‘s status as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Opening Day starter, a tradition that has spanned nearly a decade, is now in question. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged for the first time on Monday that Kershaw, recently set back by shoulder inflammation, might not have enough time to get stretched out for
2:01 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. DUNEDIN, Fla. — In the most recent entry of the physical characteristics of top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., which the team updated for the first time in a few years, he was listed at 6-foot-2 and
1:22 PM ET MESA — It’s become a near annual rite of spring at Chicago Cubs camp. Lefty Jon Lester was named the Opening Day starter on Monday for the fourth time in his five years as a Cub. The only time he didn’t start Opening Day was in 2016, after former teammate Jake Arrieta
11:59 AM ET The state of catching in fantasy baseball was already quite brutal before the weekend news that Kansas City Royals starter Salvador Perez, hitter of 27 home runs in each of the past two seasons and boasting four consecutive campaigns of 20 or more, hurt his throwing elbow. Fantasy managers generally think the