1:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets acquired catcher Michael Perez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Saturday, the second day in a row the National League East leaders made a trade with the Pirates. The 29-year-old Perez was designated for assignment on Friday. A lefty hitter, he batted
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3:46 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The love affair that ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian has enjoyed for decades with the sport of baseball — and everyone associated with it — reached its pinnacle on Saturday when he was honored as this year’s recipient of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. “This is the greatest honor of my
10:03 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Raimel Tapia put his head down and started a slow jog to first base, not sure he had gotten the pop he wanted when he drove a bases-loaded fly ball to deep center field in the third inning. Then everything about the play — and the rest of
7:37 AM ET New York Yankees reliever Michael King will miss the rest of the 2022 season after suffering a fractured right elbow during Friday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, sources confirmed to ESPN. The right-handed King exited in the eighth inning after throwing a pitch to Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias. Yankees manager
8:29 AM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson had his right clavicle broken on a foul tip during Friday’s 9-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Stephenson suffered the injury when he was hit by the foul tip from Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in the first inning. Stephenson left the game
7:00 AM ET As the second half begins, the Chicago White Sox are sitting in third place, 3.5 games out of the AL Central lead. After going into the season with an 86% chance of making the playoffs, they’re the American League’s most underachieving team — while employing its most controversial manager. “When you have
11:37 PM ET William E. Ricks The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t wait long to find their groove after the All-Star break. They put on an offensive clinic Friday night, defeating the Boston Red Sox 28-5. 1 Related Left fielder Raimel Tapia put on a show, finishing 3-for-7 at the plate with six RBIs and a
7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The first-place New York Mets added some much-needed punch at designated hitter Friday, acquiring Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a trade for rookie reliever Colin Holderman. The burly Vogelbach, a left-handed hitter and an All-Star in 2019 with Seattle, was batting .228 with 12 home
7:53 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals apologized Friday for “poorly articulated” comments about the COVID-19 vaccine after missing the team’s trip to Canada. Merrifield was among 10 Royals players who didn’t travel to Toronto because of their vaccination status for a four-game series
9:24 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dwight Smith, a runner-up for NL rookie of the year who played on Atlanta‘s World Series-winning team in 1995, died Friday, the Braves announced. He was 58. The Braves said the former outfielder and pinch-hitting specialist died of congestive heart and lung failure. Smith played in the big