6:39 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle will undergo an internal brace procedure on his left elbow, ending his season. Doolittle, a left-hander who has been on the injured list since April 20 with an elbow sprain, is expected to be out between five and six months. He underwent platelet-rich
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1:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bill Miller will umpire at home plate in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This will be the second All-Star Game for the 55-year-old, who worked right field at the 2007 game in San Francisco. Miller became an MLB umpire in 1999 and
6:50 AM ET The MLB draft is a bewildering blend of college prospects and high school prospects, present ability weighed against future projection, taking the best player available or spreading your bonus pool money throughout the draft. It’s less exact than the NBA or NFL drafts because, frankly, baseball is a harder sport to play.
12:32 AM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Angel Zerpa pitched five solid innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer and the Kansas City Royals overcame the absence of 10 unvaccinated players to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Thursday night. “One of the best wins of the year, all things considered,” manager
8:42 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eight-time All-Star selection Jose Altuve left the Houston Astros‘ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night shortly after getting hit with the opening pitch. Altuve was hit on the left knee by Angels starter Reid Detmers. Altuve went to first and eventually scored on Kyle
8:02 PM ET Gunning for history, back-to-back champion Pete Alonso will start his pursuit of a third title as the No. 2 seed in the 2022 Home Run Derby on Monday night at Dodgers Stadium. The New York Mets star will face No. 7 seed Ronald Acuna Jr. in a rematch from their tilt in
4:29 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Agent Casey Close sued Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel Thursday, alleging that Gottlieb “falsely and recklessly” defamed Close and Excel Sports Management in a tweet that claimed they had
7:59 PM ET New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched four innings Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse in his third rehab start, striking out four and allowing two hits and an unearned run against Jacksonville, the Miami Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate. DeGrom threw 42 pitches, 29 for strikes. “I feel good,” deGrom said after leaving the game.
5:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees placed right-hander Luis Severino on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of a low-grade lat strain, a day after he left his start against the Cincinnati Reds early. In other moves, the Yankees reinstated right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga from the 15-day injured list and selected right-hander
1:43 PM ET David Ortiz has touted the talents of Rafael Devers for a few years now, and if it’s up to the new Hall of Famer, the star third baseman will remain with the Boston Red Sox for a very long time. “As a fan, watching the game, you always expect him to come