4:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez met with star Bryce Harper on Saturday a day after the outfielder failed to run out a ground ball in the fifth inning of Washington’s 4-2 loss to the New York Mets. “I’ve spoken to Bryce, and that’s a conversation that will
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Jul 13, 2018 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Billy Eppler had been traveling to Japan to scout Shohei Ohtani since 2013, which meant that by the time this spring rolled around, Eppler’s Los Angeles Angels knew pretty much everything there was to know about Ohtani’s on-field ability. They knew about the live arm, they knew about the
11:55 PM ET Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez said he will talk to center fielder Bryce Harper about failing to run out a ground ball in the fifth inning of the team’s 4-2 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night. “That’s a conversation I’ll have with Bryce tomorrow,” Martinez said. The stage was
2:28 PM ET Chase Utley plans to hold a news conference Friday in Los Angeles to announce that he will retire at the end of the 2018 season, sources told ESPN. Utley plans to play out the rest of this season, but he will not return in 2019, when would be in the second year
7:59 AM ET Rookie reliever Jordan Hicks addressed reports of potential conflict within the St. Louis Cardinals‘ locker room, saying teammate and closer Bud Norris has his best interests in mind. “He has the best intentions for me,” Hicks told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday. “I think he’s nudging me in the right direction.
11:18 PM ET Seattler Mariners pitcher James Paxton exited his start Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels after just 17 pitches with stiffness in his lower back. Paxton had allowed three runs on three hits (two home runs) in two-thirds of an inning in Anaheim, California. Chasen Bradford came into relieve Paxton. Paxton’s start was
3:58 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have placed third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The move was retroactive to Wednesday night. Rafael Devers is batting .241 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Infielder Tzu-Wei Lin was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to
8:09 AM ET Yoenis Cespedes is willing to shift from the outfield to play first base for the New York Mets, according to a report. Cespedes, who has been out since May 13 with hip flexor and chronic heel injuries, has been taking ground balls at first base while rehabbing in Port St. Lucie, a
12:07 AM ET From Washington’s homegrown superstar to a pair of Cubs teammates, some of MLB’s biggest sluggers are primed to swing for the fences at Nationals Park. Here’s a look at the 2018 MLB Home Run Derby bracket along with a breakdown of the eight sluggers participating in Monday’s event (7 p.m. ET on
3:35 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated third baseman Kris Bryant from the disabled list Wednesday and put him in the lineup against the Giants. The slugger had been on the disabled list since June 26 because of left shoulder inflammation. Infielder David Bote was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Bryant. Bryant