11:44 AM ET The San Francisco Giants have reached a five-year, $90 million extension with right-handed pitcher Logan Webb through the 2028 season, it was announced Friday. Webb has a 31-22 record with a 3.59 ERA in 80 starts since entering the majors with the Giants in 2019, including an 0-3 mark with a 6.35
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3:39 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox activated designated hitter Eloy Jimenez (hamstring) from the injured list Friday and placed third baseman Yoan Moncada on it with a back ailment, the team announced before its game against the Baltimore Orioles. Moncada, 27, was off to a fast start after playing in the WBC
12:08 AM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — St. Louis rookie Jordan Walker‘s hitting streak ended at 12 games when he went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the Cardinals’ 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. The 20-year-old tied the record for longest hitting streak at the start of a
9:00 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez was removed from Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after appearing to lose track of outs and running into a double play. Facing Chris Bassitt, Baez doubled off the left field wall with one out in the second inning for his first
7:05 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper is working out at first base in an attempt to speed his recovery from Tommy John surgery. “I’m not sure how long it will take,” manager Rob Thomson said before Thursday’s game against Cincinnati. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Harper, usually an outfielder, approached Phillies president
9:49 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Matt Williams was back with the San Diego Padres for the start of their current homestand on Thursday, less than two weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous growth near his colon. Williams, 57, won’t resume his regular role as third-base coach for at least another four weeks
7:59 PM ET The Atlanta Braves are placing shortstop Orlando Arcia on the injured list after he suffered a microfracture in his left wrist, the team announced Thursday. Arcia was hit by a fastball from Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene during the second inning of a game Wednesday. The team tweeted Thursday that Arcia underwent
4:22 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays tied Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Thursday behind a seven-run fifth inning that Harold Ramirez began and capped with doubles. Tampa Bay matched the 13-0 start
2:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured list Thursday, the day after he was hit in the face by a pitch and needed surgery to reset his bottom four teeth and suture lacerations around his lower lip. The Twins made the move before
9:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Several baseball teams have amended their alcohol sale policies in response to shorter game times this season, and at least one major leaguer isn’t wild about the change. Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm said during a recent podcast that he disagreed with extending alcohol sales beyond the traditional seventh-inning cutoff,