5:01 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Hall of Famer Jim Thome’s No. 25 has been retired by the Cleveland Indians. Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer, who is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA and is among the AL leaders in ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts, will miss 4-6 weeks because of a fracture in his leg. The
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8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge has willingly embraced his current role as the New York Yankees’ big-bodied hype man and cheerleader on the bench. But he’s long past ready to retire from it. When the right fielder was taken to a nearby hospital after taking a 94 mph fastball off the outside
1:34 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It was only appropriate the Chicago Cubs completed their 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday by turning a double play to end the game, as it was their seventh of the evening, tying an MLB record. “That’s pretty firm right there,” manager Joe Maddon said. “You don’t normally
6:23 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs were dealt a blow to their rotation as lefty Mike Montgomery was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Friday with shoulder inflammation. Montgomery, 28, was scheduled to start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday but righty Tyler Chatwood will take his place instead. “I felt something
1:01 AM ET After the shenanigans from Jose Urena on Wednesday, it was a less eventful day on Thursday across the majors … Dr. Feelgood: Thankfully, Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the lineup for the Braves after Urena plunked him in the elbow. He didn’t hit another home run, but Acuna did go 1-for-4
8:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It’ll be a night they’ll tell their grandkids about, especially Chicago Cubs rookie David Bote. Last Sunday, on national television, Bote hit the only walk-off grand slam in baseball history in which a team was trailing 3-0 and down to its last out — let alone the last strike. It
6:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally hitting Atlanta Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. on Wednesday night, which led to a benches-clearing scuffle. Acuna had homered in five straight games — the last three against Miami. Urena’s discipline
Aug 13, 2018 Jessica LenchnerESPN They may be household names now, but some professional athletes were first in the spotlight as kids on the baseball fields of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. And while some stuck to the diamond and went on to have careers in Major League Baseball, others found success
1:16 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies acquired Wilson Ramos from the Tampa Bay Rays at the non-waiver trade deadline, they were looking to add a veteran catcher who could nurture their young pitching staff and be an offensive difference-maker in a tight National League East race down the stretch. One game into his
4:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has left their game against the Chicago Cubs with tightness on the right side of his rib cage. Braun was removed for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning Wednesday at Wrigley Field. He went 0-for-2 a day after he homered twice in Milwaukee’s