9:53 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani plans to be a pitcher and a hitter in his first All-Star Game next week, his Los Angeles Angels manager said. Joe Maddon said Monday that he has spoken with American League manager Kevin Cash and given his encouragement to showcase all of the Japanese
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8:29 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — – Detroit Tigers center fielder Daz Cameron was scratched from the starting lineup with a sprained right big toe after crashing into the wall before the series opener with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. With the Tigers playing at Globe Life Field for the first
4:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a small tear his right shoulder on Monday. The highly regarded prospect will have surgery, with the team hoping he will be ready to return in time for spring training next year.
10:12 AM ET The San Francisco Giants on Monday unveiled the latest alternate jersey from the City Connect series, one that features an orange and white design, a silhouette of the Golden Gate Bridge and a unique fog gradient across the front, sleeves and numbering of the jerseys. “We took main focuses for us that
4:35 PM ET Detroit Tigers third-base coach Chip Hale is returning to the University of Arizona to become the school’s new baseball coach. Hale, an infielder for Arizona from 1984 to ’87, is the school’s all-time leader in games played (255), hits (337) and total bases (507) and was a member of the 1986 squad
6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani achieved a first in the near century history of baseball’s All-Star Game: selection as both a hitter and a pitcher. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way sensation was among the American League starting pitchers picked Sunday for the July 13 showcase at Denver’s Coors Field. Ohtani,
5:57 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 31st homer of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, tying Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers in a Major League Baseball season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani crushed a 459-foot solo shot off Baltimore’s Thomas Eshelman in the third
12:48 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Manager Gabe Kapler wore a big grin across his face during postgame interviews on Sunday night. The fact that his San Francisco Giants had won their third straight game was just a small part of the reason. Anthony DeSclafani threw 8⅔ effective innings, Austin Slater and Darin
5:14 PM ET With five days remaining in Trevor Bauer‘s current administrative leave, rendered after he was accused of sexual assault, Major League Baseball investigators are pursuing a range of inquiries, according to sources. Investigators intend to speak with the woman who obtained a restraining order against Bauer last week. To date, MLB investigators have
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