5:52 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Add Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier to the list of players who don’t like how the Gold Glove nominees were determined in 2020 after the three-time winner was left off the list of finalists Thursday. “I was very surprised,” Kiermaier said before Game 3 of the World Series
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3:32 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — For the second time in 10 months, the Boston Red Sox interviewed Luis Urueta for the vacant manager position, sources told ESPNdeportes.com on Friday. Urueta, who is from Colombia, interviewed with Red Sox general manager Chaim Bloom last week. The Red Sox also have interviewed Chicago Cubs third-base coach
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN After all the oddities of the MLB regular season and postseason, the 2020 World Series pits baseball’s top two teams against each other, which is something that doesn’t happen every year. And while we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the Dodgers playing for the championship, this is the first Fall Classic
2:26 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in which of the United States. Players did not have positive tests
7:00 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Let’s begin with a thought that has been conveyed — directly and indirectly — so often by prominent members of the Los Angeles Dodgers that it might as well be considered a statement of fact: Mookie Betts has exceeded expectations. Now let’s consider why that seems so outrageous: Andrew
2:58 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NEW YORK — Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz has been voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year and Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has been picked as Player of the Year in annual Players Choice award voting by the Major League
9:39 PM ET ESPN News Services San Diego Padres left-hander Matt Strahm is scheduled to undergo patellar tendon repair in his right knee. Strahm underwent a similar surgery on his left knee in 2017 while he was with the Kansas City Royals. Strahm was 0-1 with a 2.61 ERA in 19 appearances in his third
10:15 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with utility player Josh Harrison on a one-year, $1 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Harrison spent the 2020 season with the Nationals after signing with them in July, less than a week after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. The
7:00 AM ET Sam Miller Close ESPN.com ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 It’s a travel day in the 2020 World
2:55 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — This was for the Tampa Bay Rays. For the Silverback Tribe. Mostly, for himself. By now, Brandon Lowe understands how baseball works, how the game will gnaw at your