5:17 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was taken to a hospital after feeling light-headed prior to Wednesday’s game against Colorado. Guardians manager Terry Francona said following Cleveland’s 4-1 win that he texted with Willis. Francona said Willis was undergoing tests. “He gave us kind of a scare,” Francona said.
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5:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray will have surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais made the announcement before the Mariners played Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Ray, in the second season of a $115
9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old infielder, who had played 1,155 games across 13 minor league seasons before getting called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, appeared as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning,
6:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Promising St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday following a 7-for-35 slide in his last 10 games. Walker made his debut on opening day and opened the season with a record-tying 12-game hitting streak. He was hitting .353 through April
2:49 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Trends can change pretty rapidly in this game. Just two short weeks — OK, let’s say precisely 15 days — ago, Gleyber Torres was shaping up as one of the season’s biggest breakthrough stars, his 48 fantasy points tied for fifth-most among all hitters. It was on that April
11:24 AM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Tanner Bibee, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, has been called up by the Cleveland Guardians to start in his major league debut against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Bibee, 24, is the third starting pitcher to make his debut for the Guardians this season, following
9:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luis Garcia scattered three hits over six innings and the Houston Astros ended the Tampa Bay Rays‘ 14-game season-opening home winning streak, 5-0 on Tuesday night. Only three teams had a longer run than the Rays, who are 20-4 overall. The 1880 Chicago White Stockings, who
4:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Justin Verlander, who has yet to make his New York Mets debut after suffering an injury during spring training, said he expects to return to the team after making one scheduled rehab start on Friday. The rehab outing would put Verlander on track to return May 3 against the
5:30 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora says he was not accusing the Baltimore Orioles of anything nefarious when he pointed out how few swing-and-misses they had against Chris Sale on Monday night. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Tuesday he felt Cora was “disrespectful” to the Baltimore hitters. When
6:44 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger was placed on the paternity list Tuesday following the birth of his baby daughter. The paternity list allows players to miss 1-3 games for the birth of a child. Bellinger, 27, is hitting .300 with five home runs while playing stellar defense in center field