9:41 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. You’ve likely read this before, maybe even in the past 24 hours if you follow Major League Baseball closely: “The bullpen let a close game get away in a disastrous seventh [or eighth or ninth] inning …” That’s because
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10:23 AM ET Emily Kaplan Close ESPN Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball is in the early stages of drafting an operating manual for a playoff bubble, the same initial
2:18 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first grand slam gave the 21-year-old the major league lead in home runs over Mike Trout and a career-high seven RBIs. Jayce Tingler was less than pleased when the budding star returned to the dugout, particularly since it was the Texas homecoming for the
11:44 PM ET Corey and Kyle Seager each homered in Monday’s game at Dodger Stadium, marking the first time in nearly 20 years that two brothers on opposing teams have homered in the same game. Corey Seager, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ shortstop, hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second. Kyle Seager, the
9:24 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Luis Garcia of the Washington Nationals became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a homer in the big leagues. The 20-year-old second baseman made history Monday with a two-run shot into the right-field seats off Atlanta’s Touki Toussaint in the second inning. The youngest
11:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays is pursuing a second opinion on his sprained right knee, which he injured in a suspended game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Bichette will get a second opinion after undergoing tests including an MRI on his knee, which landed him
1:15 AM ET When Juan Soto homered in the top of the ninth inning on Monday night to give the Nationals a 6-3 lead over the Braves, he admired his blast and enjoyed a slow trot around the bases — the seventh time in his 12 Major League Baseball games he has made such a
5:43 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton‘s career in pinstripes has included what seems like a never-ending list of trips to the injured list that has drawn the ire of Yankees fans since the former National League MVP was
5:01 PM ET New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom reported no problems after throwing a side session Monday and is expected to start Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, manager Luis Rojas said. The two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner was scratched from his scheduled start against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday because of
12:40 PM ET San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham has a broken hamate bone in his hand and could miss the rest of the regular season. The Padres on Monday announced Pham and catcher Francisco Mejia (bruised left thumb) have both been placed on the 10-day injured list. In confirming Pham’s injury during an interview