9:08 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker tested positive for COVID-19 before the Friday night game against the Cleveland Guardians. Baker held his usual pregame availability with the media about two hours before the 7:10 p.m. game. The announcement of the positive test came after the game started. Baker, 73,
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6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw left his start Thursday at San Francisco because of low back pain, the team said. Kershaw appeared to tweak something while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 4-2 win. The three-time NL
9:05 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Angels tied a dubious major league record when they smashed seven home runs — all solo shots — but still lost to the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Thursday in Anaheim, California. The Angels are just the second team to hit seven solo homers and lose, according
8:03 PM ET Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera for the first time on Thursday said this may be the final season in his Hall of Fame career. Cabrera, whose battled health issues in 2022, had previously stated he wanted to play through the end of the 2023 season, when he’s owed $32 million in the
8:32 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will honor Vin Scully in a ceremony before Friday night’s game against the San Diego Padres. The Hall of Fame broadcaster died Tuesday at age 94. He called games in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years as the longest-tenured broadcaster in any pro sport.
6:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Whit Merrifield said Thursday that he has received the COVID-19 vaccination, clearing the way for him to be able to play home games in Canada for his new team, the Toronto Blue Jays. Merrifield’s vaccination status had been a question in the wake of his Tuesday trade from the
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7:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — James McCann was activated off the injured list Thursday and said he looked forward to contributing down the stretch for the New York Mets, who stood pat at catcher at the trade deadline. The Mets’ catchers — McCann, Tomás Nido and Patrick Mazeika — have been solid
12:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league announced Thursday that the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24-25, 2023, at London Stadium. The NL Central rivals were supposed to