4:02 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — The Toronto Blue Jays‘ return to their home ballpark is “trending in a very good direction,” Canada’s deputy chief public health officer said Thursday. The Blue Jays have played their home games this season in Dunedin, Florida, and Buffalo, New York, because the U.S.-Canada border remains closed to
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2:24 PM ET Seattle Mariners left-hander Hector Santiago‘s 10-game suspension for having a foreign substance on his glove has been upheld after an appeal, sources tell ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan. Santiago was the first and only pitcher so far to be ejected and subsequently suspended after Major League Baseball’s crackdown on pitchers using
12:24 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — For the Mets, July 30 will be a dark day — in a good way. New York will use black jerseys for the first time since 2012 when the Mets play Cincinnati at Citi Field that night. The Mets said Thursday that they will use black jerseys
6:38 PM ET The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been extended by nearly two weeks to July 27, sources told ESPN. The move pushes Bauer’s leave past a scheduled July 23 hearing for a domestic violence restraining order filed by a woman in L.A. County Superior Court. Major League Baseball
9:31 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays won’t find out by this weekend whether they will get permission from the federal government to play in Canada soon, according to multiple reports. A team spokeswoman said the club continues to work with the federal government toward playing games at Rogers Centre
9:48 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants‘ front office, has died. He was 74. The Giants announced his death Wednesday on behalf of the Tidrow family. He died unexpectedly Saturday in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. “Our entire organization is heartbroken
7:09 PM ET Outfielder Adam Eaton, who was unconditionally released by the Chicago White Sox on Monday, has been signed by the Los Angeles Angels, it was announced Wednesday. Eaton, 32, was in his second stint with the White Sox after signing a one-year, $8 million deal that included a team option for 2022. He
1:50 AM ET DENVER — Tuesday’s bottom of the first began with Fernando Tatis Jr., arguably the most magnetic star in the sport, digging in against Shohei Ohtani, undoubtedly the most unique talent in baseball history. A quick acknowledgement was followed by two fastballs, then a slider, then a splitter, then another slider. Ohtani induced
10:18 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Fashion forward? Maybe more like fashion faux pas. The fans on social media weren’t exactly raving about the new MLB All-Star jerseys that were on display Tuesday night. No classic birds-on-a-bat design for the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field, no sweet script for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
11:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” DENVER — After dropping a dramatic first-round Home Run Derby matchup to Juan Soto on Monday night, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani said he wants a return engagement. Following a wild