2:01 PM ET The injury-plagued New York Yankees on Friday acquired reliever Addison Russ from the Philadelphia Phillies. Russ, a 25-year-old right-hander, has been dominant over his minor league career, with a 2.48 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 152⅔ innings. Veteran right-hander David Hale, who was DFA’d by the Yankees earlier in the week, is
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2:54 PM ET Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has carpal tunnel syndrome in his pitching hand, casting doubt on whether he will be able to pitch again this season. Manager Davey Martinez made the announcement Friday, a day after Strasburg visited a hand specialist. The reigning World Series MVP could have surgery to fix the
7:00 AM ET This will be the most unpredictable trade deadline we’ve ever seen. My colleague Brad Doolittle just did a great job outlining the issues teams face this deadline, along with a position-by-position look at who might be available and which teams have holes to fill. One big factor aside from the cash-flow problems
3:09 AM ET San Francisco Giants reliever Shaun Anderson threw another fastball near Mike Trout‘s head on Thursday, two days after throwing two fastballs near Trout’s head. The latest incident drew a warning from the umpiring crew and more pointed words from Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon, who previously identified Anderson as “a young
11:00 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Eric Hosmer hit a historic shot Thursday night that made the San Diego Padres the first team in the majors to launch grand slams in four straight games. The Padres beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 in the 10th inning to sweep a four-game, home-and-home series with
1:49 AM ET It would have been perfectly reasonable to assume the Clayton Kershaw of 2017 would never return. He was still at the height of his profession then, right before the indications of a steady decline became so obvious. Then the innings piled up, the back issues persisted and the fastball continued to diminish.
5:09 PM ET The New York Mets‘ game Thursday against the Miami Marlins has been postponed after two positive tests for the coronavirus within the Mets’ organization, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. In addition, Friday’s game between the Mets and New York Yankees has been postponed to allow for additional testing and for contact tracing
5:16 PM ET New York Yankees left-hander James Paxton will have an MRI after feeling some discomfort in his forearm/elbow area, manager Aaron Boone said after Thursday’s 10-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Paxton (1-2) started the game, allowing three runs over five innings while allowing one hit and walking four, striking out eight.
3:43 PM ET Phillies reliever Jose Alvarez was carted off the field after being struck in the groin by a line drive in Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays in Buffalo. Alvarez was hit by a 105.3 mph liner off the bat of Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Alvarez finished the play to get the first out
5:37 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Highly touted pitching prospect Triston McKenzie is scheduled to make his major league debut Saturday night for the Cleveland Indians. The right-hander will start at home against Detroit. He has been working out at the Indians’ alternate training site in Eastlake, Ohio. The Indians announced McKenzie as Saturday’s