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
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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
8:31 AM ET The Boston Red Sox were an excellent team in 2017, going 93-69 and winning the AL East before losing to the Astros in the Division Series. The Red Sox made one major transaction in the offseason, signing J.D. Martinez as a free agent. As you know, Martinez has terrorized pitchers all season,
1:26 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig took a swing at San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley and both players were ejected during a benches-clearing scrap in the seventh inning Tuesday night. Puig swatted his bat in frustration after fouling off a pitch from Tony Watson, and
5:15 PM ET Cleveland Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a “small stress fracture” in his right fibula, manager Terry Francona said Tuesday. Francona said there’s no timetable for Bauer’s return as the team is waiting for more information. Bauer was hit by a line drive on Saturday
9:11 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Brian Dozier will undergo tests on his heart after an EKG late Monday showed abnormal results. From Nolan Ryan to King Felix to, well, more Nolan Ryan, we look at the best gem ever thrown by each franchise and try to predict who could top it. With