7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The unprecedented level of mayhem we saw in the wild-card round of the MLB playoffs — eight games on one day?! — was fun and all, but in terms of being able to digest a jam-packed day of postseason action, a quadrupleheader is just fine, thank you. That’s what we
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2:57 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SAN DIEGO — All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton may have finally endeared himself to Yankees fans by having a signature postseason moment. Stanton lived up to his former National League MVP pedigree Monday night, hitting the first postseason grand slam
11:20 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Carlos Correa reached third base, brought his right hand up against his right ear and pretended to listen, as if to once again ask the question that seemed to enrage every MLB fan outside of Houston in recent days. What are they gonna say now? The cardboard people in
2:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Angel Hernandez, who has sued Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination, will umpire the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Cuba-born Hernandez sued in July 2017, claiming he hadn’t been assigned to the World Series since 2005 and
8:49 PM ET SAN DIEGO — By taking the mound in Game 2 of the American League Divisional Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, rookie Deivi Garcia will make history. The 21-year-old Dominican-born pitcher will become the youngest player to make a postseason start in New York Yankees franchise history (at 21 years
7:47 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins had surgery to repair a ligament tear in his left elbow last week and the team says he’s expected to return to play in four to six months. Hoskins injured the ulnar collateral ligament when his non-throwing arm collided with a baserunner
3:16 PM ET CHICAGO – Entering the final year of his contract with the Chicago Cubs – and his 10th overall with the team — president of baseball operations Theo Epstein reiterated his longstanding belief that about a decade of service time for an organization might be enough for him. “For me, as an individual,
1:53 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays offense received a boost Monday when they announced that outfielder Austin Meadows is on their ALDS roster. Meadows has been on the injured list since Sept. 18 with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. Manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Sunday that Meadows was “in a pretty good
5:25 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns said Monday that the team might trim payroll in 2021 following three straight postseason trips, due to financial hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The Brewers have upped payroll in recent years to build around Christian Yelich, Josh Hader and other
7:44 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN The second round of the 2020 MLB playoffs is underway with the two American League Division Series beginning play Monday afternoon at neutral sites. The Houston Astros pounced on the Oakland Athletics in a scorching afternoon matchup at Dodger Stadium before a Gerrit Cole–Blake Snell duel started an AL East