Aug 7, 2018 ESPN Stats & Information Mike Trout turns 27 years old on Tuesday, but will we see him mark the occasion by taking the field when the Los Angeles Angels host the Detroit Tigers? Trout has missed five straight games with a wrist injury, but he has never missed a game on his
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11:59 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Bartolo Colon became the top-winning pitcher born in Latin America, punctuating his 246th career victory with a nifty snag as the Texas Rangers roughed up Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Tuesday night. The 45-year-old Colon, from the Dominican Republic, made his sixth start since
4:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians went the rock ‘n’ roll route with a logo for the 2019 All-Star Game that won’t offend. Inspired by the city’s deep musical roots, the team on Tuesday unveiled its logo for next year’s game — a guitar outlined with red baseball stitches — and no
12:54 AM ET Roberto Osuna made his debut for the Houston Astros on Monday night in San Francisco, one day after being activated following a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. Osuna, appearing in the bottom of the eighth inning with the Astros trailing the Giants 1-0, retired three straight batters
11:09 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The minor leagues’ new extra-inning rule led to a bizarre victory for the Clearwater Threshers on Monday night. The Philadelphia Phillies‘ Class A affiliate had no hits and no walks against the Tampa Tarpons, yet it beat the New York Yankees‘ Florida State League club 1-0. Clearwater
4:04 PM ET Houston Astros star center fielder George Springer is expected to be out two weeks after spraining his left thumb sliding headfirst into second base on Sunday. X-rays performed Sunday were negative. Additional tests determined that Springer does not have a UCL sprain, which would have been a more significant injury. The Astros
3:45 AM ET BOSTON — A stoic yet resolute Aaron Boone said Sunday night that, despite the tailspin his New York Yankees currently find themselves in, they will not let their season be defined by their four-game sweep to the rival Boston Red Sox. “We will not. We’re too good,” Boone said. “This is a
11:54 PM ET Free-agent reliever Greg Holland has reached agreement with the Washington Nationals, Fancred reported. The A’s added another arm to their bullpen on Sunday, acquiring reliever Shawn Kelley from the Nationals. Holland was released last week by the St. Louis Cardinals. Holland never panned out for the Cardinals after signing a one-year, $14
1:41 PM ET Houston Astros right-handed starter Lance McCullers Jr. was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday, a day after he left his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers with elbow discomfort. The Astros reinstated embattled reliever Roberto Osuna from the restricted list in a corresponding move. The right-hander had been serving a 75-game
2:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. informed manager A.J. Hinch after the fourth inning that he felt something different in the area around his forearm Saturday night. McCullers took his at-bat in the top of the fifth, came back out for the bottom half, fired some warm-up pitches, then