2:09 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts said Saturday night that he won’t accompany his teammates when they visit the White House on May 9. “I won’t be going there,” Betts told The Boston Globe at the Baseball Writers Association of America awards dinner in New York. “I decided not to.” Betts, who
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7:42 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen has dropped 25 pounds since the end of last season, and on Thursday, he threw his first bullpen session since a heart procedure in November. The procedure, known as an ablation, was Jansen’s second heart operation in six years. It came after he
5:26 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are young, inexpensive and unlikely to be much of a threat in the AL Central. For at least a couple more years, general manager Al Avila doesn’t plan to jolt the roster with any big-money free agents. Instead, he and his front office are patiently
3:39 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox say they have a strong pitch for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. Just don’t expect them to sign both star sluggers. With the offseason providing few answers for baseball’s superstar free agents, we shed some light on where things stand and where they’re headed.
6:00 AM ET Fans can leave the money clip and dollar bills at home if they plan to attend a Tampa Bay Rays home game next season. The Rays will no longer seat fans in the upper deck of Tropicana Field, which will reduce capacity to approximately 25,000 to 26,000 — about 10,000 smaller than
11:31 PM ET The Caribbean Professional Baseball Leagues Confederation postponed the announcement of an alternate venue for the 2019 Caribbean Series, which was originally scheduled to be held in Venezuela, to Saturday. ESPN Deportes reported Thursday that the confederation and its member leagues had decided to move the regional championship to a different country in
10:23 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are retiring Adrian Beltre‘s number. The team revealed the plan Friday night at the end of its winter awards program. Beltre, who had 3,166 career hits, played the last eight of his 21 big league seasons for Texas before announcing his retirement in November.
9:07 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — On his first full day with the New York Yankees, Adam Ottavino tried to explain his insultin’ of the Sultan of Swat. While a free agent last month, the 33-year-old reliever disparaged Babe Ruth, the Yankees’ beloved Hall of Famer, who helped New York win four
8:26 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics remain hopeful of seeing Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray in their uniform when spring training begins next month. While Murray, a former Oklahoma quarterback, declared for the NFL draft last week, he could report to A’s spring training in Mesa, Arizona. He has an
6:51 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox are postponing their White House visit because of the partial government shutdown. The team says it consulted with Major League Baseball and the White House and rescheduled the trip to May 9, an off-day after a three-game series in Baltimore. The team made