Jun 17, 2023, 11:14 PM ET Boston right-hander Tanner Houck sustained a facial fracture after being struck just under his right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees‘ Kyle Higashioka on Friday night. The Red Sox said Saturday that Houck received stitches at Fenway Park and was taken to Mass General Hospital
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ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 03:48 PM ET David Freese, whose heroics in the 2011 postseason led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title, has decided after “an extreme amount of thought” to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame, he announced Saturday. “This is something that I have
Jun 17, 2023, 03:11 PM ET The Colorado Rockies designated Dinelson Lamet for assignment on Saturday and recalled fellow right-hander Gavin Hollowell from Triple-A Albuquerque. The move for Lamet comes one day after he struggled mightily in an 8-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Lamet allowed a career-worst eight runs on five hits — including
Jun 17, 2023, 02:25 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed third baseman Jean Segura on the 10-day injured list and called up prospect Jacob Amaya on Saturday. Segura, 33, has a left hamstring strain. He is batting .190 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 60 games during his first season with the Marlins.
Jun 17, 2023, 12:29 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated left-hander Justin Steele off the 15-day injured list to start Saturday afternoon’s game against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Steele (6-2, 2.65 ERA) had been sidelined since exiting his start against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 31 with a left forearm strain. “He feels really
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 01:32 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brewers pitcher Wade Miley and designated hitter/outfielder Jesse Winker were reinstated from the injured list before Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Miley is scheduled to start Saturday after missing a month with a lat strain. Winker hasn’t played since May 27 because of a
Joon Lee, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate MASATAKA YOSHIDA DOES NOT want to be the American League Rookie of the Year, and his reasoning is simple: He doesn’t view himself as a rookie. The Boston Red Sox outfielder spent the first seven years of
ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Los Angeles Angels first baseman Gio Urshela has a left pelvis fracture, the team said Friday, and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. Urshela had missed the prior four games with back soreness but he fell down awkwardly Thursday at Texas. He was on
Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the New York Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before
ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2023, 09:31 PM ET In the hours before the Dodgers hosted the San Francisco Giants on the team’s 10th annual Pride Night on Friday night, Phoenix-based Catholics for Catholics organized what it called “a prayerful procession” in a parking lot outside Dodger Stadium. A couple hundred people, many wearing red