7:00 AM ET The Olympics have always had a love-hate relationship with baseball. In the early decades of the games, host cities organized various exhibitions, including a contest in 1956 in Melbourne that drew 114,000 spectators, but it wasn’t until 1984 in Los Angeles that we saw the first Olympic baseball tournament, although it wasn’t
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2:15 AM ET Shohei Ohtani‘s 99th pitch in Monday night’s win against the Colorado Rockies was clocked at 100 mph. It ended the top of the seventh inning and registered as his 100th strikeout of 2021, a year when he has also accumulated a major league-leading 35 home runs before the end of July. No
10:41 PM ET CHICAGO — The Oakland Athletics are finalized a trade for Chicago Cubs left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday night. The trade is pending the review of medical records. Once finalized, the Cubs are expected to get two prospects from the Athletics in return. Chafin, 31, is
9:14 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton doesn’t have a new contract yet. He doesn’t have a target return date from his current injury, either. The Minnesota Twins center fielder still has a strong desire to remain with the organization, however, despite his eligibility for free agency following next season. Buxton said Monday
9:12 PM ET Ashton Edmunds Toronto Blue Jays third basemen, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. aka “Vlad Jr.” and “Vladdy Jr.” sported a pair of custom-made Jordan 1 sneakers during Monday’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The sneaker reads “Dominican Slugger” across the Nike check and also features a Blue Jays logo and
6:52 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees, facing some important decisions with Friday’s trade deadline looming, on Monday acquired right-handed reliever Clay Holmes from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league infielders Diego Castillo and Hoy Park. Holmes is 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA in 44 relief appearances with the Pirates this year.
5:48 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians claimed left-hander Alex Young off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Young went 2-6 with a 6.26 ERA in two stints with the Diamondbacks this season. He made 30 appearances and two starts before being designated for assignment on July 21. The Indians optioned
8:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jake Reed switched teams while his wife was with the U.S. softball team at the Tokyo Olympics. The 28-year-old reliever was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday and optioned to Triple-A Durham. Reed, a right-hander with a
6:54 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources tell ESPN. Frazier, 29, who leads baseball in hits this year, is not a free agent until
6:35 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Domingo German was simply dominating the Boston Red Sox. Never more so than in the seventh inning, when the Yankees right-hander struck out stars J.D. Martinez, Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and rookie Jarren Duran. As German walked off the mound then with a no-hitter intact and a