10:31 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have acquired Tommy La Stella from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Franklin Barreto in a swap of second basemen that appears to be a mutual fit for two teams heading in opposite directions. The A’s needed an upgrade at second base and got one in La Stella,
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2:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees placed right fielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list with a strained left calf, just days after the star slugger returned. Judge was activated Wednesday but aggravated the injury in a game at Atlanta and was removed in the sixth inning. He was added
1:24 PM ET Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez, who was already ruled out for the remainder of this season, had arthroscopic surgery on both knees earlier this week, the team announced Friday. Doctors repaired a slight tear in the patellar tendon in his right knee, and performed a “routine cleanup” in his left knee. The
2:47 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its improved gender diversity. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport at Central Florida gave MLB an overall score of 80.7, which was a letter grade
6:30 PM ET Randy Wilkins was frustrated, and at 10:09 a.m. on June 3, he purged his feelings. For 36 minutes, over the course of 16 tweets, Wilkins dissected with great clarity how Major League Baseball had botched its response to George Floyd’s murder and how it was indicative of deeper problems of racism within
3:00 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. He is president of the Institute for Sport and Social Justice, chairman of the DeVos Sports Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida and director of the Institute for Diversity
1:49 AM ET Chicago Cubs manager David Ross, a white man raised in northern Florida, struggled to compose himself when asked about Jason Heyward‘s plight as a Black man in America. “I can’t even imagine what he’s going through,” Ross said, his voice quavering, before abruptly ending his video conference with MLB reporters Wednesday night.
7:02 PM ET New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen apologized Thursday night, saying he falsely accused MLB commissioner Rob Manfred of proposing a plan that would have had players stage a one-hour walkout during New York’s scheduled home game against the Miami Marlins instead of not playing at all. Van Wagenen’s initial comments,
2:51 PM ET The Athletics–Rangers, Phillies–Nationals, Twins–Tigers, Red Sox–Blue Jays, Rockies–Diamondbacks and Orioles–Rays games set for Thursday night have been postponed, with possibly more to follow. The action follows three games being postponed on Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted to the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in
6:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Players Alliance, made up of more than 100 Black current and former MLB players, announced Thursday that its members will donate their salaries from Thursday’s and Friday’s games to the organization to support its efforts to combat racial inequality and aid Black families and communities affected by recent