Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 09:26 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former mayor of the Southern California city of Anaheim agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to obstructing an FBI corruption investigation into the $150 million sale of Angel Stadium to the owner of the Major League Baseball team, federal prosecutors announced. Harish “Harry”
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ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 09:44 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman exited Wednesday’s 8-0 loss to the visiting Oakland Athletics because of injuries. Nootbaar left in the sixth with a lower abdomen contusion after fouling a ball off his groin. Edman departed two innings later with a right
ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco‘s is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia. Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in
Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 07:32 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman has a right rib cartilage fracture, and there is no timetable for his return. The new injury for Stroman, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 2 because of inflammation in his right hip, is a blow for the
ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 08:37 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Luke Raley‘s first thought when he powered a first-pitch slider into Triples Alley at Oracle Park was to make it to third base. When Raley saw the ball take a few fortuitous bounces, he knew he wasn’t stopping until
Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 05:47 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday, calling both of their potential sites near downtown Kansas City “unbelievably high quality” for the type of revenue-producing, multi-use districts that are necessary for small-market clubs to
Tristan H. Cockcroft Aug 16, 2023, 03:00 PM ET It’s a critical time for fantasy managers, and not merely because there are only 46 days, or just under seven weeks, of baseball remaining in which for them to mount a comeback in their league standings. The trade deadline arrives in ESPN leagues in two days,
Aug 16, 2023, 01:18 PM ET The Texas Rangers released veteran catcher Kevin Plawecki, who had been assigned to their Triple-A club at Round Rock. Plawecki, 32, becomes a free agent and can try to catch on with a team in the playoff hunt that needs depth at catcher. The deadline to add playoff-eligible players
ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Bryce Elder pitched seven innings to lead a one-hitter, and the Atlanta Braves blanked the reeling New York Yankees, 5-0, on Tuesday night. The last-place Yankees, at 60-60, are now .500 for the first time since May 1 when they were 15-15. They have
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 08:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Tampa Bay ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery Monday, and Rays outfielder Manuel Margot will undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The 26-year-old McClanahan went on the 60-day injured list with tightness in his