12:41 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed ace left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained left hamstring. In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett. Fried, 29, suffered the injury covering first base in the fourth inning of Thursday’s season-opening 7-2 victory
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4:06 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Johnny Cueto on the 15-day injured list and infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Cueto has right biceps tightness and Wendle, whose designation is retroactive to Monday, is dealing with a right intercostal strain. Cueto, 37, took the loss in his Miami debut Monday
8:00 AM ET On a cloudy day in early January, Aaron Judge walked into the Yankees’ player development complex in Tampa, Florida. Hitting coach Dillon Lawson and infielder DJ LeMahieu were already working in the batting cages inside. They greeted Judge and congratulated him on the contract he’d signed a few weeks before, guaranteeing him
10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers outfielder Josh Smith was taken to an area hospital after being hit in his face by a pitch in Texas’ 2-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Smith, a left-handed hitter, was struck on the right side of his face in the third
9:09 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Johnny Cueto‘s debut with the Miami Marlins didn’t last long. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The 37-year-old pitcher exited with right biceps tightness after allowing a three-run homer to Joey Gallo in the second inning of Miami’s series-opening 11-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Cueto gave
9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner had an MRI on Monday in Phoenix after feeling fatigue during his first outing of the season and is OK to make his next start, manager Torey Lovullo said. “Everything is fine,” Lovullo said before the Diamondbacks opened a two-game series
6:59 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — New York Mets right-hander Carlos Carrasco got a pitch clock violation before he attempted his first pitch of the game Monday. The Mets’ clock issues continued the rest of the afternoon as they ended up with more violations (four) than hits (three) in a 10-0 loss to the
9:26 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Baltimore Orioles starter Kyle Bradish left Monday night’s 2-0 win against the Texas Rangers in the second inning of a scoreless game after being struck on his right foot by a line drive. Baltimore announced Bradish has a bruised foot after initial X-rays taken at the
3:52 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox fans received a surprise gift at the team’s home opener Monday when closer Liam Hendriks announced he is undergoing his last round of chemotherapy. In a video message played on the scoreboard and posted to the team’s official Twitter account, Hendriks said, “Happy Opening Day, Sox fans. Just
2:17 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement with minor league players, formalizing the landmark agreement that will more than double player salaries. Players late last week