2:24 PM ET The San Francisco Giants on Thursday called up their top prospect, catcher Joey Bart, to the major league club. Bart was the No. 2 overall pick of the 2018 draft. The No. 1 pick, Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, also was called up this week and made his major league pitching debut
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1:31 PM ET BALTIMORE — Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. has made a full recovery from prostate cancer, he said Thursday. On a Zoom call with reporters, Ripken, who turns 60 next week, said he was diagnosed in February during a routine checkup and underwent surgery in March. “I don’t know if I’m
7:00 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” No assumption in baseball is more sacrosanct than this one: Lefty batters hit righty pitchers better, and righty batters hit lefty pitchers better. Hundreds of major league careers, and literally millions of
11:16 AM ET Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Thursday. “I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling the onset of symptoms on Monday evening,” Williams said in a statement. “Fortunately, however, I followed the critical health and safety protocols that we have put in place, including
8:49 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Yonny Chirinos once again has been placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain after complaining that he “just didn’t feel right” after a bullpen session, manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday. “He complained of just a lack of power in his pitches,” Cash told reporters Wednesday.
7:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Entering this season, the consensus pick to be American League Rookie of the Year was Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert, and the 23-year-old from Cuba has not disappointed. Robert has dazzled with his power at the plate and
8:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night at the Kansas City Royals and later left the broadcast after apologizing. Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning of
10:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman left Wednesday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies with right hamstring discomfort, the team said. He is day-to-day. Bregman doubled to right field to lead off the fourth inning and began to favor his right leg before reaching first base. He
12:35 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Albert Pujols tied Alex Rodriguez for second place on the MLB career RBI list with a single in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels‘ game against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Pujols’ hit off Andrew Suarez drove in Anthony Rendon as part
12:55 AM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, had an impressive start to his major league debut before running into trouble and exiting in the fifth inning Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox. Mize allowed three runs on seven hits while striking