9:43 PM ET Associated Press Mets leadoff man Brandon Nimmo fouled a ball off his right knee and left New York’s game Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Nimmo swung at a pitch from left-hander Génesis Cabrera in the seventh inning and drilled it into the inside of his knee. He hobbled near home
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper did not start for the Philadelphia Phillies in Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres, and the reigning National League MVP could miss at least one more game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow. Harper had the injection Sunday because
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
12:27 PM ET The New York Mets announced Tuesday that an MRI performed Monday on Jacob deGrom‘s right shoulder blade revealed continued healing of a stress reaction that has sidelined him all season. “He will continue to build distance and velocity in his throwing program, and we will provide an update on his progress when
9:51 AM ET Braves left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek, one of the bullpen stalwarts during Atlanta’s World Series run last year, will be placed on the 10-day injured list because of discomfort in his pitching shoulder. The Braves announced the injury to Matzek after Monday’s loss to the Brewers and will make the roster move before
7:30 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith FOR AN HOUR, Elyjah Blankenberg carefully went through his baseball card collection. He wanted the perfect mix of Orioles and Yankees cards — but mostly Yankees — for the biggest adventure of his life: His first mad dash to try to get autographs at a baseball game. Blankenberg has a
7:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Joon Lee Close ESPN Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate More than a month into the 2022 Major League Baseball
6:18 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes said he deactivated his Twitter account after screenshots surfaced Sunday of tweets from a decade ago that included racial slurs. Cortes appeared to be quoting rap lyrics in at least some of the tweets, and he did not seem to be
10:24 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela left the game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night with a back injury after throwing a warm-up pitch in the third inning. Senzatela winced and walked gingerly off the mound after suffering what the team later said was a lower back