7:50 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Tyler Zombro is out of his hospital bed and walking with some assistance, Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Saturday. Zombro, a 26-year-old reliever for the Rays’ Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls, has been in stable condition at Duke University Hospital since being hit in the
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12:32 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Seattle Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi took a sharp ground ball off his right knee and left Saturday night’s 12-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth inning. The left-hander fell to the ground after getting hit by a comebacker hit by David Fletcher. Kikuchi
11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Scott Kazmir, the 37-year-old left-hander who returned to the major leagues two weeks ago after nearly five years away, was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. San Francisco announced the move prior to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. A three-time
4:45 PM ET All Major League Baseball pitchers will be checked repeatedly and randomly for foreign substances by umpires under the plan being swiftly advanced — and perhaps implemented within the next 10 days to two weeks. Major League Baseball is expected to instruct its umpires to enforce a rule that has long been on
4:49 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Orioles starting pitcher John Means left Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Indians with two outs in the first inning because of what the team said was left shoulder fatigue. The left-hander allowed solo home runs to Cesar Hernandez and Harold Ramirez, then left after Eddie Rosario‘s two-out single.
1:10 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has been activated from the injured list and will bat third Saturday. Harper went on the 10-day IL on May 25 with a bruised left forearm. Prior to going on the injured list, the slugger had been in an 0-for-16 slump and was held out of the
12:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox have activated Andrew Vaughn from the injured list. The outfielder went on the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and was asymptomatic at the time. Vaughn, a 23-year-old rookie, is batting .226 with four homers and 12 RBIs. The White Sox took him with the No.
9:58 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull left Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after the fourth inning because of tightness in his right forearm. Turnbull won a 12-pitch battle with Yermín Mercedes to end the fourth, getting him to swing and miss at a fastball. Kyle Funkhouser replaced
6:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Phil Nevin’s voice cracked and his face flushed. Forced from the New York Yankees third-base coaching box by the coronavirus and infections, he also had to miss his son’s major league debut. “We had talked about that day for a long time,” Nevin said Friday when he
4:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-thirds of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams have been able to relax coronavirus protocols after four additional clubs qualified and raised the total to 20 franchises reaching 85% vaccinations for players and other on-field personnel. The commissioner’s office and the players’ association said Friday that two additional