5:47 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs are getting healthier on the mound as they expect to activate righty Marcus Stroman from the COVID-19 injured list and start him against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. Closer David Robertson, meanwhile, will return Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being activated off COVID IL. He
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4:10 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. Like many fans, I watched the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier. I love that players wear No. 42 and that so many ceremonies took place.
2:13 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Terry Francona has cleared Major League Baseball’s health and safety protocols and returned to the team after missing four games with COVID-19. Francona will be back for Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, along with bench coach DeMarlo Hale. They both tested positive for COVID-19 last
11:49 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Minnesota Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the injured list Wednesday before their game at Oakland and sent thriving rookie Royce Lewis back to Triple-A St. Paul. Correa missed 11 games with a bruised right middle finger. A pitch hit him there while he gripped the
12:37 PM ET Kansas City Royals star catcher Salvador Perez is expected to miss at least two weeks after suffering a sprained left thumb Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. The Royals placed Perez on the 10-day injured list after the opener of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the White Sox. Perez told reporters he suffered the
11:08 AM ET Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames has been put on the 10-day injured list with a high left ankle sprain. The move is retroactive to Monday. Adames, who is tied with Hunter Renfroe for the team lead with nine home runs, is hitting .208 with 24 RBIs. He suffered the injury during Sunday’s
3:00 PM ET The biggest news Tuesday wasn’t the Houston Astros hitting five home runs in one inning off Nathan Eovaldi, or even the Boston Red Sox fan sitting in the Green Monster seats who caught two of those home runs. No, the biggest news: Daniel Vogelbach hit a triple. Let’s get this out of
6:25 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the injured list with no designation and selected left-handed pitcher Brandon Hughes from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. Manager David Ross said Heyward is “doing OK” and added “he had some real stuff” that included body aches and hydration issues. Heyward,
5:56 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays starting second baseman Brandon Lowe is likely to be sidelined for at least a month because of a stress reaction in his lower back, the team announced Tuesday. Lowe, who led the Rays with 39 home runs last season, will be shut down for three weeks and then will
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi, who was taken off the field on a stretcher Monday night, has been placed on the 15-day injury list Tuesday with what the team continues to describe only as “lower left leg discomfort.” Odorizzi fell while running to cover first base in the fifth