1:34 AM ET Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader apologized after racist and anti-gay comments that he says he tweeted as a teenager were discovered and posted on social media during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in Washington. “I was young, immature and stupid,” he said. “There’s no excuse for what was said. I’m deeply sorry for
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5:43 PM ET The Washington Nationals will get a key piece back coming out of the All-Star break. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who’s been on the disabled list since June 10 with right shoulder inflammation, will be activated Friday ahead of a start that night against the Atlanta Braves in Washington, manager Davey Martinez said. Stephen
7:13 AM ET WASHINGTON — Some players might expect to have a regular shot at making an All-Star team, but then there are the guys who never expected they’d get the opportunity or the honor of being in the Midsummer Classic. During their media availability on Monday before the All-Star Game, some of the biggest
11:18 PM ET Bryce Harper not only gave Washington Nationals fans a treat by winning the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park on Monday night, he also gave them cheaper tickets. Bryce Harper finished the final round of Monday night’s Home Run Derby with 19 homers at Nationals Park, winning the contest dramatically in bonus
5:14 PM ET Longtime Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina said he’d “welcome the opportunity” if he had a chance to a be player-manager during his last contract year with St. Louis in 2020. “For any player, that would be a dream to be considered for such a role,” Molina told ESPN’s Marly Rivera. “It would be
7:30 AM ET It’s Home Run Derby day in Washington. Before some of baseball’s biggest stars look to go deep at Nationals Park, we asked some of our writers to take a swing at some pressing Derby and All-Star Game questions. Home Run Derby 1. Who will hit the farthest home run of the night,
11:42 PM ET SAN DIEGO — All is right in Cubs Nation as the 2016 world champions used the final week before the All-Star break to take command of their division, and the National League, and now find themselves on top of both after a weekend sweep of the San Diego Padres. “I think in
12:30 PM ET CLEVELAND — As the Boston Red Sox keep piling up wins entering the All-Star Break, one of their rivals has been paying attention. Although New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone hasn’t been on the hunt for daily updates about the recently hot Red Sox, it still has been hard for him to
1:49 AM ET The St. Louis Cardinals thrive on continuity. Bill DeWitt Jr. has owned the team since March 1996, and he basically has had two managers and two general managers. Tony La Russa was hired in 1996, and Mike Matheny replaced him in 2012. Walt Jocketty ran the front office from 1995 through the
11:40 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager Mike Matheny and named bench coach Mike Shildt as interim manager. The team also relieved hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller of their duties. “Mike Matheny has served the St. Louis Cardinals organization with tremendous dedication and pride and I am