8:06 PM ET Returning to Wrigley Field on Monday for the first time since departing the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, Washington Nationals starter Jon Lester is over any hard feelings he had upon leaving. Lester, 37, was never offered much in the way of a new contract with the Cubs before signing a
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4:35 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols are in agreement on a major league contract, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report by the Los Angeles Times. Pujols, in the last year of his 10-year, $240 million contract, was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles
12:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed relief pitcher Hunter Strickland to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Strickland, 32, has appeared in 13 games for the Rays this season, registering a 1.69 ERA with 16 strikeouts in
2:42 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Ian Happ from the injured list after he missed time due to bruised ribs. “They’re good,” Happ said Saturday morning. “I feel great. It’s not like anything I’ve ever had before. Working out the last three to four days, being able to throw, hit, run and do
2:32 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — At two minor league levels, the first hit for prized Seattle prospect Jarred Kelenic was a home run. Same start in the majors. Kelenic made his first career hit extra memorable with a two-run homer and later added a pair of doubles, leading the Mariners to a
3:17 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder AJ Pollock left Friday night’s 9-6 win over the Miami Marlins with a left hamstring strain and is likely headed for the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said. Pollock was making his first start since straining his left hamstring last week in a 9-2 loss to the
7:02 PM ET Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was not in the lineup for Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after injuring his left ankle running to first base on Thursday afternoon. Acuna, 23, landed awkwardly on the ankle after passing first in the eighth inning of the Braves’ 8-4 loss to the Toronto
5:57 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is back in the starting lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list. Realmuto was cleared to return by Major League Baseball, and was the designated hitter and batting fourth on the posted lineup for Friday night’s game against
7:21 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Veteran catcher Tyler Flowers has retired a week after signing a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed Flowers’ retirement while speaking to reporters before their game Friday with the Milwaukee Brewers. Flowers, 35, played for the Braves from 2016 to ’20 after
4:33 PM ET Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier both left Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader after they collided in the second inning, Dozier was placed on the 7-day IL Friday night after suffering a quad contusion and neck discomfort in the collision. Abreu is day-to-day