4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Cleveland Indians right fielder Josh Naylor was carted off the field on a stretcher after colliding with rookie second baseman Ernie Clement during Sunday’s game in Minnesota. Cleveland manager Terry Francona said after the Indians’ 8-2 loss that Naylor had suffered a broken bone, but didn’t say
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12:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Right fielder Bryce Harper wasn’t in the Philadelphia Phillies’ lineup for their series finale against the New York Mets on Sunday, a day after he was hit in the left calf by a pitch from Jacob deGrom. Harper was squaring to bunt in the sixth inning Saturday
10:00 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde went on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of an oblique strain, with the move retroactive to Thursday. Fedde is 4-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 11 starts. He had thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up five runs in four
2:12 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their MLB-record 24-game road losing streak by routing the San Diego Padres 10-1 on Saturday night, getting six scoreless innings from Merrill Kelly and four hits and five RBIs from Eduardo Escobar. Escobar and Christian Walker homered for the Diamondbacks, who hadn’t won
10:22 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — By the middle of his outing, Mets ace Jacob deGrom was struggling to find his mechanics that essentially made him a two-pitch pitcher. “Jake is human, right?” New York manager Luis Rojas said. “So, these things are going to happen.” A less-dominant version of deGrom gave
7:14 PM ET One of the best stories in baseball just got better. Major League Baseball has reportedly extended an invitation to the Home Run Derby to Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini, who missed the entire 2020 season after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. He returned this season after undergoing surgery to treat
4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Thanks to heavy rain in Michigan across 48 hours, the Detroit Tigers had an extra day inside a weekend series to prepare for the red-hot Houston Astros. They made the most of it. After storms washed out Friday’s second game of the four-game series, Zack Short‘s first
6:09 PM ET Associated Press Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by beating Venezuela 8-5 on Saturday to win the final qualifier at Puebla, Mexico. Former Kansas City infielder Ramon Torres hit a go-ahead infield single in a
12:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka will not pitch in 2021 after suffering another tear of his right Achilles tendon, the team announced Saturday. The Braves said Soroka suffered the reinjury while walking to the clubhouse at Truist Park on Thursday. Soroka reported feeling a pop in his Achilles, and
6:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out 10 straight New York Mets batters Friday, tying a major league record that stood alone for more than five decades. Hall of Fame ace Tom Seaver fanned his final 10 hitters for the Mets in a 2-1 victory over the