12:04 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Mike Scioscia is taking over as the third manager of USA Baseball team in this Olympic qualifying cycle and will try to get the Americans to the tournament in Japan this summer. USA Baseball hired the former Los Angeles Angels manager on Tuesday. He will lead a
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12:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the news that MLB is moving its 2021 All-Star festivities to Denver this summer, one thing immediately came to our minds: An All-Star Home Run Derby at Coors Field is going to be really fun to watch. Sure, the game itself will be a blast and the MLB draft
7:00 AM ET Revenge and backlash have always been the American response to defeat, especially in the case of civil rights. Despite the resulting muddiness, misdirection and outrage, the Georgia voting bill, signed into law last month, was clearly a response to defeat, just as the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was. Sports
11:30 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. hurt himself taking a hard swing Monday night and immediately left the game against the San Francisco Giants. Tatis struck out swinging against Anthony DeSclafani and winced in pain as he fell to the ground. He cradled his left arm while
3:27 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — A gray, life-sized, inflatable garbage can was heaved over the right-field scoreboard and made its way onto Angel Stadium’s warning track at the conclusion of Monday’s sixth inning, the latest — perhaps most glaring — indication of the anger that still festers around the Houston Astros. Moments later, with
9:55 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Patrick Carney wasn’t nervous before his first live drumming gig in more than a year, just honored. A lifelong Indians fan and one half of The Black Keys, the Grammy Award-winning rock duo from Akron, Ohio, Carney filled in Monday at Cleveland’s home opener for drummer John Adams,
1:38 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has been suspended two games for his actions Saturday which led to a benches-clearing brawl with the St. Louis Cardinals. Castellanos, who is appealing the suspension, was not the only player to be penalized as he and five others were also fined. The drama
1:40 PM ET NEW YORK — If there was any doubt that the tenure of Steve Cohen would mark a new era of New York Mets baseball, the team’s new owner hopes the 10-year, $341 million contract given to shortstop Francisco Lindor erases any skepticism. “I told you I’m all-in,” Cohen told reporters Monday, “and
9:25 PM ET Coors Field in Denver is expected to host this year’s All-Star Game, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Monday. MLB opted to move the game out of Atlanta due to voting laws passed in Georgia last month. It will mark the second time the homer-friendly home of the Colorado Rockies will host
1:59 PM ET ESPN News Services The Nationals and Braves will make up their game that was postponed Monday because of Washington’s coronavirus outbreak as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Major League Baseball announced the change Monday while Nationals players were working out at Nationals Park. Four players on the Nationals have tested positive for