7:00 AM ET J.T. Realmuto sat in limbo this past offseason. A star free agent, at a premium position, he was waiting patiently for his team to show the kind of interest that would be required to bring him back on a new deal. The winter’s new darling team, the New York Mets, was dangling
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6:08 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. DUNEDIN, Fla. — New York Yankees centerfielder Aaron Hicks took himself out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in the wake of the unrest in
6:53 PM ET Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is back in Houston for the first time since he was dismissed by the Astros in the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal that rocked baseball. If he’s worried about how he will be received in his old stomping grounds, he hid it well during a pregame video
5:15 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated from the injured list Monday by the Washington Nationals, making the team’s roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined nine players and caused postponement of four games. That trio had been expected to be in Washington’s opening
6:12 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Texas Rangers right-hander Jonathan Hernandez had ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Monday, just less than two weeks after fellow reliever José Leclerc had the same procedure. Their bullpen will also be without hard-throwing Matt Bush until at least July. Rangers president of baseball operations
6:51 PM ET The Chicago Cubs placed three relievers on the COVID-19-related injured list after bullpen coach Chris Young tested positive for the virus, the team announced on Monday. Jason Adam, Brandon Workman and Dan Winkler won’t be in Milwaukee when the team opens a series against the Brewers on Monday night. “If there are
12:20 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against former All-Star catcher Paul Lo Duca. New York Supreme Court Justice John J. Kelley issued his decision Monday in a lawsuit West filed in October 2019
12:33 AM ET Early on in his start Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays on a clear evening in Dunedin, Florida, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was fighting to get in a good groove. He allowed a run in the first inning on two opposite-field ground-ball singles and an infield groundout, but it
12:14 AM ET A controversial lost replay challenge by the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning on Sunday night was the difference in the game as the Philadelphia Phillies came from behind in a wild 7-6 victory. Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm slid home with the eventual winning run as Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud attempted
4:34 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — San Diego Padres left-hander Adrian Morejon left his start Sunday at Texas with an elbow/forearm strain after facing only three batters in the first inning. Morejon threw 16 pitches, leaving after a four-pitch, two-out walk to Joey Gallo. He’ll be re-evaluated Monday. Morejon, 22, was making his