Aug 7, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Left-hander Clayton Kershaw is “very likely” to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ starting rotation on Thursday, manager Dave Roberts said Monday. Kershaw hasn’t pitched since June 27, when he held the Colorado Rockies to one hit over six innings. After that outing, he was placed on the injured
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has been suspended for six games while Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez received three games and closer Emmanuel Clase one game for their parts in
Aug 7, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Shortstop Trevor Story will make his long-awaited season debut for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday against the visiting Kansas City Royals, manager Alex Cora told reporters on Monday. Story, 30, had an internal bracing procedure of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow in January and was
Aug 7, 2023, 04:57 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed left-hander Carlos Rodon on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Monday. Rodon, 30, had an MRI after leaving Sunday’s 9-7 loss to the Houston Astros in the third inning. He looked awkward finishing his delivery on his
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The struggling Chicago White Sox, whose fall out of contention culminated with moving veteran players at the trade deadline, were plagued by a culture that had “no rules” in
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 06:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited Sunday’s 6-0 win over the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning with a left thumb fracture. Originally announced as a contusion during the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy confirmed in his postgame media availability that X-rays
Aug 6, 2023, 07:03 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Michael Grove, who pitched Saturday night, on the 15-day injured list because of right lat tightness on Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled left-hander Bryan Hudson from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Grove, 26, threw 1⅓ scoreless innings in
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 04:12 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon exited his start against the Houston Astros in the third inning Sunday with left hamstring tightness. Rodon threw a 96 mph fastball to Chas McCormack well outside the strike zone and began circling the area behind the pitcher’s
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 03:40 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Washington Nationals’ CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit Lyon Richardson‘s first two major league pitches for home runs in Sunday’s 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The right-handed Richardson, 23, is the first pitcher to allow a home run on each of the
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 12:20 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo returned to the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against Toronto, a day after he was benched by manager Alex Cora. “Hopefully we learned as a group from what happened yesterday and that’s the reason that we did it,” Cora said.