7:00 AM ET WHEN KIM NG was hired by the Miami Marlins as their general manager this past MLB offseason, she received ringing endorsements from Michelle Obama, Sharon Robinson and Billie Jean King. In January, she was invited by President Joe Biden to participate in a prime-time television special as part of his inauguration ceremonies.
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12:05 AM ET In 1983, the Chicago White Sox would win the AL West title and make the postseason for the first time since 1959. At one point during the season, Texas Rangers manager Doug Rader, unimpressed with the White Sox’s style of play, referred to it as “winning ugly.” It became the team’s slogan.
9:39 PM ET Sometimes you win a game in heroic comeback fashion and sometimes your opponent hands you a gift of gaffes more often seen in Little League than the major leagues. The Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to 11 in a row — tied for their second-longest win streak since their franchise-record 20-game
6:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut Wednesday after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness. Lamet appeared to be pitching well against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out four after a single to start the game. He threw 19 strikes out of 29 pitches, reaching
1:43 PM ET The Houston Astros have reached a one-year contract extension with veteran catcher Martin Maldonado, general manager James Click announced Wednesday. Under terms of the deal, Maldonado will continue to make $5 million in 2022, a source confirmed to ESPN. It also includes a $5 million vesting option for 2023. Maldonado, 34, has
5:00 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Infielder JT Riddle was placed on the COVID-19 injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Riddle, in his fifth season, appeared in four games for the Twins this season, going 2 for 6 (.333) with a run scored. 2 Related “JT did not test positive for
1:00 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Baltimore Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained left ankle and is expected to be sidelined two to four weeks, manager Brandon Hyde said. Santander was hurt running the bases in the first inning of Tuesday’s game at Miami. X-rays
12:40 PM ET Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — Former major league player and coach Tom Robson has died. He was 75. Robson died of natural causes on Tuesday at Memory Care Facility in Chandler, New York Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Wednesday. Taken by the Mets in the 50th round of the 1967 amateur draft,
12:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Former All-Star Dee Strange-Gordon has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and been assigned to the alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin. Strange-Gordon, who turns 33 on Thursday, had gone to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds with a minor league contract and was released
7:00 AM ET Akil Baddoo felt like he’d lived this moment before. When the Minnesota Twins decided Baddoo wasn’t worth protecting on their 40-man roster and the Detroit Tigers quietly took the outfielder in the Rule 5 draft in December, his mom, Akilah, made a point of it. “Do you remember them questioning you?” she