6:58 PM ET Oakland Athletics right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal underwent surgery on Thursday after he was diagnosed with severe neurovascular compression. The procedure, involving the removal of Rosenhal’s first rib, a pec minor release and scalene release, was performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl in Dallas, Texas. Rosenthal will remain in Dallas until Sunday and return
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3:37 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Infielder Ketel Marte was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, a day after hurting his right hamstring against the Colorado Rockies. Arizona recalled Andrew Young, who had been with its taxi squad, ahead of Thursday’s game at Coors Field. Marte was injured
7:00 AM ET How much can really change in one week of a 162-game MLB season? Exactly one week since the excitement of Opening Day had fans of, well, almost every MLB team thinking positive thoughts about the possibilities to come in 2021, our first regular-season rankings of the young season offer something of a
4:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The postponed season-opening series between the Nationals and Mets has been rescheduled, with two of the games moved to June and the other to September. A coronavirus outbreak on the Nationals prompted Major League Baseball to scrap the games originally slated to be played in Washington on Thursday,
2:44 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners placed left-handed starter James Paxton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a forearm strain in his pitching arm. Seattle also put starting left fielder Jake Fraley on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain he suffered while making a diving catch in Tuesday’s loss
4:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of New York’s lineup Wednesday night with soreness in his left side. Judge had a homer, three hits and four RBI in a 7-2 win on Tuesday night but wasn’t back in the lineup against the O’s a day later.
2:10 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — George Springer is now dealing with another issue while waiting to make his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays, after starting the season on the injured list with a strained left oblique muscle. Springer was on track to play Thursday for the Blue Jays in their first
1:16 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox have placed shortstop Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, the team announced Wednesday. The move, which is retroactive to Monday, came after Anderson left in the first inning of Sunday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The 2019
11:39 AM ET The Toronto Blue Jays and general manager Ross Atkins have agreed to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Atkins was hired as Blue Jays general manager in the 2015 offseason, with Toronto reaching the playoffs twice during his tenure, in 2016 and 2020. “I cannot wait to continue our pursuit
7:00 AM ET CARLOS GOMEZ KNEW he needed to get Fernando Tatis Jr. on the phone. After Tatis hit a controversial grand slam in the eighth inning of an Aug. 17 game against the Texas Rangers last season, Gomez, a former major league outfielder, called the San Diego Padres shortstop. Tatis’ slam represented a violation