Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 01:37 AM ET NEW YORK — Patrick Wedderburn exchanged hugs with family and friends Friday night as he held aloft his once-in-a-lifetime haul in section 321 at Citi Field — two foul balls snagged in a three-pitch span during the eighth inning of the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati
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Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 08:17 PM ET PHOENIX — The Chicago Cubs activated All-Star Marcus Stroman from the 15-day injured list Friday, hoping he can help the bullpen as the team makes a playoff push during the final two weeks of the regular season. Editor’s Picks The 32-year-old right-hander has been out for about
ESPN News Services Sep 15, 2023, 09:17 PM ET PITTSBURGH — New York Yankees reliever Anthony Misiewicz was struck on the head by a line drive off the bat of Pittsburgh’s Ji Hwan Bae and left the game on Friday night. The Yankees said Misiewicz was “alert and oriented” and was transported to Allegheny General
Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 09:30 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Bob Melvin showed up at the Oakland Coliseum before 11 a.m. Friday ahead of a night game and began his old routine of running the Coliseum bleachers — taking 21 minutes to complete the lower bowl stairs just as he has done for years.
Sep 15, 2023, 01:59 PM ET The San Francisco Giants activated outfielder Michael Conforto from the 10-day injured list and optioned rookie infielder Casey Schmitt to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. Conforto, 30, has been out since straining his left hamstring while making a catch in right field Aug. 23 at Philadelphia. He is batting .251/.343/.405
Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 07:37 PM ET BALTIMORE — Former Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones was honored before Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, hours after he signed a ceremonial contract and retired with the franchise with which he spent the bulk of his career. Jones jogged in from center field with
Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 09:05 AM ET The Baseball Hall of Fame is going Bananas. An exhibit dedicated to the sport’s wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, will open Friday at the hallowed shrine in Cooperstown, New York. “I’m blown away,” Bananas owner Jesse Cole told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “As a
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. IT HAS BEEN six months since Alexis Díaz last saw the video of his brother’s devastating knee injury, and he swears
ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2023, 05:05 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays both made significant late additions before their showdown at Camden Yards. The Orioles called up outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, adding another top prospect to the big league club hours before starting a huge
Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 05:34 PM ET TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was activated off the 10-day injured list before Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. The Blue Jays have fallen out of a wild-card position after losing the first three games of a four-game series against the Rangers. Chapman has