4:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier expects to be ready for Opening Day next year following season-ending left hip surgery, but what team he will be with is yet to be determined. The 32-year-old Kiermaier is in the final season of a $53.5 million, six-year
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9:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will not pitch again in 2022 because of left arm fatigue. Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Skubal will visit with a specialist next week to address his arm issue, with specific focus on his elbow. “We’re concerned about Tarik,” Hinch told reporters. “He’s
6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Wynton Bernard finally got his chance to play in the major leagues a decade after he was drafted by the San Diego Padres, and he made it count. Bernard, batting eighth and playing center field, singled, stole a base and scored in his major league debut, helping
7:09 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for Clostebol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment
1:42 AM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Star rookie Julio Rodriguez got two hits in his return to the Seattle lineup and the Mariners took over the first wild-card position in the American League by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 on Friday night. The 21-year-old Rodriguez, who put on an impressive show in
9:50 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech was pulled after throwing six no-hit innings in a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Kopech struck out a career-best 11, walked three and threw 85 pitches. Manager Tony La Russa brought in reliever Reynaldo Lopez to start the
10:08 PM ET BOSTON — The injury-riddled Boston Red Sox are getting close to one of their key contributors making a return to the roster. Barring setbacks, outfielder Kiké Hernandez — who has been on the injured list since June 8 and has experienced multiple delays during his return — is expected to return to
9:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets infielders Jeff McNeil and Eduardo Escobar left Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with injuries. The Mets said McNeil had a right thumb laceration and Escobar suffered tightness in his left side that will require an MRI. McNeil tried to duck under the tag of Philadelphia’s
10:00 PM ET The baseball world was rocked Friday afternoon, when it was learned that one of the game’s brightest young stars, Fernando Tatis Jr., had tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and was hit by Major League Baseball with an 80-game suspension. Tatis, the 23-year-old superstar shortstop who had already emerged as one of
4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran relief pitcher Ken Giles, who has seen action in just five games after signing with the Seattle Mariners prior to the 2021 season, has been designated for assignment, the team announced Friday. Giles, a 31-year-old right-hander who was signed by the Mariners to a two-year, $7 million deal,