4:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Nationals placed staff ace Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list with a groin problem. The team announced the move Tuesday, saying it was retroactive to Sunday. Scherzer “tweaked” his groin in the first inning during his start on Saturday. He warmed up in the outfield Monday
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4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will miss the rest of the 2021 season after undergoing surgery to repair tendon tears in his right hamstring Tuesday. He is expected to be ready for spring training next year, the team said. “To have the surgery, it clears away some
10:41 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list Tuesday night prior to their game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Los Angeles filled the active roster spot with right-handed pitcher Mitch White. On Monday, as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 3-1 to open
3:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a flexor tendon strain, the team said Tuesday after he underwent an MRI. The Rays said a timeline for Glasnow’s possible return would be determined after he undergoes further medical examination. Glasnow will be placed
12:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start Monday. The commissioner’s office, responding to record strikeouts and a league batting average at a more than half-century low, said Tuesday that
3:36 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The winningest manager in Oakland Athletics history is staying put through at least next season after the club exercised Bob Melvin’s contract option for 2022 on Tuesday. Melvin has guided the A’s to an 808-715 record since taking over on June 9, 2011. He recently passed Tony
1:15 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Alex Lange both exited with injuries, but their team still ended a three-game losing streak, beating the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Monday night. Boyd departed in the third because of discomfort in his left arm. Lange left
5:01 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, has a strained right shoulder and will not pitch for at least two weeks. Manager Terry Francona said Bieber complained of tightness in his shoulder after pitching Sunday and underwent an MRI. The tests should the
5:26 PM ET The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured right rib. The move means that Benintendi won’t be able to face his former team when the Royals host the Boston Red Sox this weekend. “He had something grab when he threw yesterday [against the
10:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is expected to announce Tuesday it will suspend players caught with any foreign substance for 10 days with pay to help curtail the widespread use of grip enhancers by