3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Monday’s game between the Twins and Athletics at Oakland Coliseum has been postponed as the Twins organization continues to conduct testing and contact tracing for COVID-19. The game has been tentatively rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday with Game 1 scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Twins’
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11:37 AM ET The Washington Nationals have put pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, the team announced Sunday. The move is retroactive to April 15, but Strasburg’s last start was in a road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday in which he was tagged for seven earned
3:22 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Teddy Ballgame is about to become Teddy Blockchain. Hall of Famer Ted Williams is coming to the digital memorabilia market with a release of nine different cards that follow the No. 9’s career from skinny rookie to Cooperstown inductee. The collectors’ items offered by Williams’ daughter are hand
4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — Shane Bieber kept up his record strikeout run, fanning 13 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Sunday. Bieber (2-1) became the first pitcher in big league history to begin the season with four straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts since the
11:02 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jay Bruce will be retiring after the New York Yankees‘ game against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the announcement prior to Sunday’s game. “He actually came to me at the start of the series,” Boone said. “He let me know his thinking.”
1:46 AM ET Friday’s game lasted five hours, spanned 12 innings and included 17 pitchers. Saturday’s game came down to a centimeter. That, pretty much, was the distance between Petco Park’s outfield grass and the baseball that bulged out of Mookie Betts‘ glove, just barely secure enough to place another exclamation mark on an exhilarating
9:19 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Jacob deGrom struck out nine straight batters against Colorado on Saturday, falling one shy of matching Tom Seaver’s major league record. He fell short of the record and nearly missed a win. DeGrom finished with 14 strikeouts to lead the New York Mets over the Rockies 4-3
8:33 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Twins’ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night has been postponed due to Minnesota’s COVID-19 problems. Major League Baseball didn’t immediately announce when the game will be made up, or what will happen with the Twins’ series finale at Angel Stadium on Sunday. Saturday’s
1:51 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Atlanta Braves placed 36-year-old infielder Sean Kazmar Jr. on the active roster Saturday, a move that put a big smile on the face of manager Brian Snitker. And for good reason. Kazmar hasn’t played in the major leagues in more than a decade. “That was probably one
5:12 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, who has missed four straight games because of a sore back, was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. “There’s nothing new, nothing to add,” manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s what it is. We’ll take a couple more days without baseball activities and see