7:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — David Wright took live batting practice Tuesday at Citi Field as the New York Mets captain tries to complete his comeback from a string of debilitating injuries. The third baseman originally was scheduled to play defense in a simulated game as well, but those plans were scrapped
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2:06 AM ET CHICAGO — First, it was Jon Lester‘s back, then it was Josh Hader‘s arm. Both contributed to the Milwaukee Brewers‘ 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday, drawing them to within one game of the two-time defending National League Central Division champions. Lester had to leave after 5⅔ innings due to
2:15 AM ET If the Milwaukee Brewers go on to win the National League Central, remember the two innings Josh Hader threw against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Hader came in to protect a 3-2 lead, faced six batters over two innings, threw 24 pitches … and fanned all six batters. Jeremy Jeffress pitched
7:39 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Even as he says the pain in his injured right wrist persists, New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge continues to make strides in his recovery. The days when he’ll be back in pinstripes appear to finally be drawing a little closer. About five hours before Monday night’s series opener
10:36 AM ET The circumstances of the Cleveland Indians‘ waiver deadline acquisition of star third baseman Josh Donaldson has drawn the ire of multiple teams, including the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, according to a report by The Athletic. Josh Donaldson’s agent disputed a report Thursday that the Blue Jays offered the three-time
2:22 AM ET What we learned from three games between the two best teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros … The two best teams played three excellent games: There was a bit of an October feel to the series, in part because of the weather that suddenly turned cooler in New
6:02 PM ET WASHINGTON — The schedule was supposed to do the Chicago Cubs some favors down the stretch, but now it could help derail their division title hopes after a historically bad weekend of weather in the nation’s capital. “This is a first [for him] with this intensity throughout the entire weekend, especially at
10:59 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City rookie Jorge Lopez came within three outs of a perfect game before Max Kepler walked to lead off the ninth inning and Robbie Grossman followed with a single in the Royals’ 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. The 25-year-old right-hander was making just
1:50 AM ET New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard left his start in the seventh inning after taking a line drive off his lower right ribs. X-rays on Syndergaard were negative, the team announced. The 109th pitch of Syndergaard’s outing was laced back at him by Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez. Syndergaard immediately fell to
6:30 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana may miss the rest of the season while receiving a series of platelet rich plasma injections in the middle finger of his pitching hand. Santana is 0-1 with a 8.03 ERA in five major league starts this season. “He had one done,” Minnesota