9:03 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Most mornings this summer, Ruben Molina’s two-hour commute took him from the small Chiapas town of Palenque in southeastern Mexico to Villahermosa, where he pitches for Olmecas de Tabasco, a squad in the Triple-A-level Mexican League. Soon after clearing jungle-lined roads and driving into his destination city, the Olmecas’
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8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Humans are heat factories. If the average human being produces heat at a rate of 80ish watts, then 19 humans hunched together would radiate as much heat as my 1,500-watt space heater.
7:52 AM ET Sandy Alderson will be returning to the New York Mets as the team’s president under new owner Steve Cohen. The deal is contingent on the sale of the Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families to Cohen being approved by Major League Baseball club owners. At least 23 of the 30 owners
10:26 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Randy Arozarena homered twice and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first AL East title in 10 years Wednesday night with an 8-5 victory over the New York Mets. Joey Wendle and Brandon Lowe also went deep for the Rays to back Tyler Glasnow‘s six solid
8:21 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — NL Cy Young Award contender Max Fried lasted only one inning in his final start of the regular season, leaving the Atlanta Braves‘ game against the Miami Marlins after tweaking his ankle fielding a bunt Wednesday night. Fried (7-0) retired the first two hitters, including Starling Marte who
5:23 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Right-hander Mike Clevinger of the playoff-bound San Diego Padres was pulled after only one inning in his start against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday because of tightness in the bicep tendon area of his throwing arm, according to manager Jayce Tingler. The team is awaiting
10:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will not return to the dugout during the regular season but is slated to join the team’s postseason bubble. The 61-year-old has missed 42 games because of gastrointestinal surgery and blood-clotting issues. “It gives Tito an opportunity to be around the team, even if
2:26 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball is making the independent Atlantic League its first “partner league,” a distinction awarded as the expiration nears for MLB’s agreement with the affiliated National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. On Wednesday, MLB said it will meet regularly with the Atlantic League to discuss joint marketing and
12:30 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Luke Voit has had quite a journey: from a Missouri Valley Conference standout to a St. Louis Cardinals farmhand stuck without a spot in the majors to, as New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone likes to
1:29 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Wrapping up an NL West title has become routine for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but in a year in which no one was sure three months ago if there would be a baseball season, manager Dave Roberts wanted his team to savor the moment. The Dodgers