7:15 AM ET Joon Lee Close ESPN Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate Marly Rivera Close ESPN Writer Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The New York Mets have the lowest-scoring offense in major league baseball in 2021, but thanks in part to underperforming division rivals and a historic
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago is expected to have the appeal hearing about his 10-game suspension for using a grip-enhancing foreign substance heard next week during the team’s current homestand. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Saturday he didn’t know the exact date but believed it would be the
4:57 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians got back one of their key missing pieces Saturday, activating catcher Roberto Perez from the injured list. A two-time Gold Glove winner, Perez has been out since undergoing surgery on his right index finger in May. He initially got hurt when he got crossed up on
3:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals outfielder Kyle Schwarber is expected to miss time after suffering a “significant” hamstring strain during Friday’s game, manager Dave Martinez told reporters. Gerardo Parra is set to replace Schwarber for Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Nationals evaluate their plan going forward, Martinez said.
7:00 AM ET As Toronto Blue Jays fans clicked on second baseman Marcus Semien‘s name to make him the American League’s starting second baseman for this year’s All-Star Game, they did so undoubtedly without ever having seen him play in person. That is, unless they’ve been to Dunedin, Florida, or Buffalo, New York, this season.
9:14 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fans hoping Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will pitch and hit in the All-Star Game might get their wish. Angels manager Joe Maddon wants Ohtani to do both in the July 13 midsummer classic in Denver and has discussed it with Tampa Bay Rays skipper Kevin
8:00 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The New York Yankees held a players-only meeting earlier this week, called by All-Star outfielder Aaron Judge, to air out their issues amid a deepening slump. Judge said that he requested the sitdown on Tuesday to
8:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals lost baseball’s hottest slugger to an apparent right leg injury when Kyle Schwarber was removed in the second inning of Washington’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Schwarber singled to the right-center-field gap and grimaced while rounding first. He made a hard stop
8:30 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Marlins starter Pablo Lopez and manager Don Mattingly were both ejected after Lopez hit Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. with the first pitch of the game Friday night. The Marlins have a history of hitting Acuna. Miami pitcher Jose Urena hit him in a rivalry that began in
1:57 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that could prevent him from making his next scheduled start on Sunday. Bauer, whose side has firmly denied the allegations, has 24 hours to appeal MLB’s decision.