4:14 PM ET The Washington Nationals optioned struggling rookie third baseman Carter Kieboom to their alternate site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and reinstated closer Sean Doolittle from the injured list on Wednesday. Doolittle had gone on the IL on Aug. 13, retroactive to Aug. 11, because of right knee fatigue. Doolittle has been ineffective for most
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12:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Vin Scully sat outside watching two sets of his golf clubs being loaded into a truck. He thought of afternoons teeing off at Bel-Air Country Club or with President George H.W. Bush. Those left-handed clubs had produced a lot of shots over many rounds, some good, some
1:56 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — The New York Yankees have acquired catcher Rob Brantly from the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Brantly, a career .228 hitter in six seasons, had no hits in three at-bats in his only game with the Giants this season. He also appeared
6:30 PM ET Jared Berson Both of these things can be true: 1. Gerrit Cole just finished one of the most remarkable stretches by a pitcher in Major League Baseball history. 2. Gerrit Cole was extremely fortunate during said stretch. First, a primer for those who just started tuning in to Cole once he began
7:00 AM ET The motif heading into the 60-game Major League Baseball season was straight out of a 1950s horror movie or a bad slogan for a 1980s Mariners team: Anything can happen. As we come upon the halfway point of the season, however, as much as we hoped for a crazy, unpredictable two months,
10:37 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito threw his first career no-hitter on Tuesday night, shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0, on 101 pitches. Giolito, 26, walked one while striking out 13 using a combination of his fastball and changeup to hold the Pirates in check en route to the shortened season’s
4:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians starter Mike Clevinger will pitch Wednesday for the first time since breaking team rules and Major League Baseball coronavirus protocols and being demoted for 10 days. Clevinger will return and pitch the series finale against the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins. The right-hander last pitched on Aug.
2:01 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros‘ game against the Los Angeles Angels that was scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until next month because of Hurricane Laura. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sept. 5 in Anaheim. Los Angeles will be the home team for
7:20 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians might be without manager Terry Francona even longer than expected. Francona has already missed 15 games with a gastrointestinal issue, and Chris Antonetti, the team’s president of baseball operations, disclosed Tuesday that the 61-year-old manager has also been dealing with blood-clotting problems. Antonetti said doctors
11:56 AM ET Braves outfielders Ronald Acuna Jr. and Nick Markakis are returning to Atlanta’s lineup for this week’s series against the Yankees after being activated from the injured list. The Braves reinstated Acuna and Markakis as part of a series of roster moves. Acuna has not played since Aug. 10 because of a lingering