3:35 PM ET BALTIMORE — For Manny Machado, the All-Star break will be anything but a break. Besides serving as the starting shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game, Machado likely will have to contend with continued and increased speculation surrounding his status as baseball’s hottest trade chip. While the team holding this
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7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The American League’s starting outfield for next week’s All-Star Game certainly isn’t lacking in star power with the Los Angeles Angels‘ Mike Trout, New York‘s Aaron Judge and Boston‘s Mookie Betts getting the nod. Is Bryce Harper set to star in D.C.?
11:02 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. MILWAUKEE — After four straight losing seasons, the Atlanta Braves are on the rise again. Thier changing fortunes were affirmed Sunday with two players elected to the All-Star Game’s starting lineup for the first time since 2003, in first
2:27 PM ET Shortstop Alcides Escobar isn’t in the Kansas City Royals‘ lineup Sunday and will end his consecutive games played streak at 421, which was the longest active streak in the majors. It’s the first game he will miss since Sept. 25, 2015, when Royals manager Ned Yost rested several starters against the Cleveland
3:15 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Five home runs, 18 hits, 20 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have never had a better offensive night than they did Saturday against the San Diego Padres. David Peralta drove in three runs and matched his career best with five hits and the Diamondbacks set a single-game franchise scoring
10:18 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Paul Goldschmidt‘s first National League Player of the Month Award came hard on the heels of one of the worst slumps of his career. While the Arizona Diamondbacks slugger led all qualified NL hitters in batting average, runs scored,
8:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Andrew Miller won’t help the Indians until after the All-Star break. The excellent late-inning reliever, who pushed Cleveland through the postseason in 2016, has made progress with his right knee injury but will not be activated until later this month. Miller has been sidelined with inflammation in his
3:36 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani chased a changeup in the dirt, mishit a blooper that didn’t leave the infield, flailed at a slider outside, then fell behind in the count 0-2 against Kenley Jansen, one of the game’s best closers, with one out remaining in front of a sold-out crowd at Angel
8:11 PM ET Rays pitcher Chris Archer will rejoin the Tampa Bay rotation Monday, when he will face the Detroit Tigers at Tropicana Field. Archer has not pitched a game since June 2. He went on the disabled list with a strained left abdomen June 5 and suffered a couple of setbacks that prolonged his
Jul 4, 2018 Before lighting up the grill, reaching for a cold beverage or looking up for fireworks on the Fourth of July, there’s one tradition that should sit atop every baseball fan’s holiday to-do list: checking the MLB standings. And our experts are no different. We asked Bradford Doolittle, Sarah Langs and David Schoenfield