3:37 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a $2.61 million signing bonus with 16-year-old Cuban pitching prospect Sandy Gaston, pending a physical. The hard-throwing right-hander is considered one of the top international free-agent prospects and had attracted interest from several major league teams, including the Miami
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3:35 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina of Puerto Rico has won the award named after the most famous player from the island, Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Clemente was a 15-time All-Star for the Pirates who died in a plane crash in 1972 while delivering humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
8:30 AM ET There was only one baseball game, and it was dramatic. Leads were taken and leads were lost, nails were bitten and a game was won. But there are four time zones in the continental 48, which means that, for a kid whose bedtime is at 9 p.m. — but whose parents are
9:00 AM ET BOSTON — The five Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers who appeared in Game 1 of the World Series faced 38 batters, threw 139 pitches and learned over 3 hours and 52 minutes that this is not going to be easy. Not that they expected to waltz into Fenway Park and spin two shutouts.
8:00 AM ET Powered by Eduardo Nunez‘s three-run home run and Andrew Benintendi‘s four-hit night, the Boston Red Sox seized a quick lead in the World Series with their Game 1 victory on Tuesday. Despite a number of mishaps, the Los Angeles Dodgers should not hang their heads too much — they chased Sox ace
8:13 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The connections between the two World Series managers are pretty well known. Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox were teammates on the Dodgers from 2002-2004 during their big league careers,
1:45 PM ET Ball One. Called Strike One. Ball Two. Foul Strike Two. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. That’s one way of describing the first 17 pitches of the battle between Alex Cora of the Los Angeles Dodgers and starter Matt Clement of the Chicago Cubs at
3:29 AM ET BOSTON — You would be hard-pressed to create a more alluring World Series Game 1 pitching matchup than Chris Sale versus Clayton Kershaw. You might also be hard-pressed to understand why, as the game unfolded, the pedigrees of the starting pitchers felt so irrelevant. A slow double-play turn here. A missed pop-up
3:19 AM ET BOSTON — After a disappointing 8-4 loss in Game 1 of the World Series, Clayton Kershaw identified a bizarre positive. The pitching duel we were waiting for didn’t happen, but Game 1 delivered a look at what this series of closely matched teams has to offer. Powered by Andrew Benintendi’s four-hit night
7:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Andy Green says Mark McGwire won’t return as San Diego’s bench coach next season so he can spend more time with his family. McGwire, who hit 583 home runs during his big league career, spent three seasons on the Padres’ staff. “He wants to watch