8:34 AM ET WASHINGTON — Juan Soto finished a round of batting practice here Saturday and when he stepped out of the cage, he deliberately pantomimed the finish to his swing, the sort of thing you see from veterans but rarely from teenagers. Soto is a 19-year-old with unusual maturity, someone who already has an
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1:38 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jason Vargas was placed on the 10-day disabled list by the New York Mets with a strained calf a day before his scheduled start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York announced the move following an 8-3 loss to Los Angeles on Saturday night. A replacement starter
5:21 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians left-hander Andrew Miller won’t throw off a mound for 10 days and the team says there’s no timetable for when its ace reliever will return while he continues to deal with a sore right knee. Miller has been on the 10-day disabled list since May 26. Manager
Jun 18, 2018 BOSTON — J.D. Martinez‘s message is loud and clear, backed up by home runs, exit velocity and launch angle: He was worth the money. Martinez entered last offseason as one of the top free agents after a four-season run as one of the game’s top hitters and coming off a monster 2017
2:02 AM ET WASHINGTON — There was a DJ in the Washington Nationals pregame clubhouse. Not clubhouse DJ Gio Gonzalez, but like, a real DJ. With a turntable and speakers and lights and everything. Because that’s how Davey Martinez rolls. “I just wanted to bring one in,” said Washington’s manager before his team’s series opener
5:37 PM ET Clayton Kershaw will be back for the Los Angeles Dodgers sooner than expected. The ace left-hander will skip a scheduled rehab start and instead will start for Los Angeles on Saturday against the Mets in New York. Kershaw hasn’t pitched in a live-game situation since May 31 because of a tight back.
1:28 AM ET WASHINGTON — Don’t be fooled by the W. The Washington Nationals have an offense problem. Yes, they managed to prevail in the finale of their three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles, squeaking out a 4-2 victory on Thursday night. Sure, they won two of three from their Battle of the Beltway rivals
1:20 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs could be in for an up-and-down stretch until the calendar turns as they play with a makeshift bullpen and face a less-than-favorable schedule. Flying high after winning two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers, they came back down to earth Thursday night, losing to the lowly
4:49 PM ET OMAHA, Neb. — By bringing the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals to the site of the College World Series next year, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league continues to advance two important initiatives. A regular-season MLB game is officially set for TD Ameritrade Park on June 13, 2019,
7:00 AM ET Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns put the stamp on the signature day of his young tenure in late January, when he acquired Christian Yelich in a trade with the Miami Marlins and signed Lorenzo Cain to a five-year, $80 million free-agent deal in the span of a few hours. Stearns didn’t