8:07 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup with a bruised left wrist, a day after being hit by a pitch. With their lead over the Brewers shaved to a half-game and just days left to play, the Cubs are feeling the heat in the
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6:55 PM ET Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his left hand, the team announced Wednesday. Swanson, who underwent an MRI in Atlanta on Wednesday, will undergo daily treatment for the remainder of the regular season and will be re-evaluated next week prior to the National League Division
Sep 15, 2018 It’s mid-September and that means it’s officially clinching season in the majors. As MLB’s best teams celebrate punching their postseason tickets with champagne festivities in clubhouses across baseball, we’ve got you covered with all of the clinching details and an eye on who could pop the corks next. WHO IS IN Boston
4:32 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has been cleared for baseball activities, manager Aaron Boone said during a pregame interview with ESPN 98.7 on Wednesday. Gregorius tore cartilage in his right wrist sliding into home with the winning run in Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone initially said he feared Gregorius
3:44 PM ET WASHINGTON — Three and a half hours before the first pitch, Bryce Harper was the only one in full uniform for what could be his final home game at Nationals Park. “It’s definitely crazy walking in today and knowing this could be my last game at Nats Park in my white jersey,”
5:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts had a stolen base against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to become the second player this season to steal 30 bases and hit 30 home runs. Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians also joined the 30-30 club this season. Betts stole second and
12:14 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays have decided to part ways with manager John Gibbons at the end of the season, according to reports Wednesday. The 56-year-old Gibbons, who signed a two-year extension in 2017, has a record of 791-787 in his two stints as manager of the Blue Jays, and he ranks second
9:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — For Caleb Joseph, the lowest point of the Orioles‘ season — and there have been oodles of low points — came in mid-August, after the dust had finally settled. It came nearly a month after the team traded Manny Machado to the Dodgers in a move that officially signaled the
8:00 AM ET In the cold nights of winter, I often like to play a game called If I’d Told You X Before The Season. For example: If I’d told you before the season Max Muncy would play 140 games for the Dodgers, would you have figured the Dodgers were terrible (what strange disasters would
9:48 AM ET Matt Harvey said Tuesday he will keep his options open in free agency with one exception. “There’s only one team out there I would not sign with. That’s about it,” Harvey told reporters, referring to the New York Mets, who traded him to the Cincinnati Reds this season. Matt Harvey says he’s