8:46 AM ET The Toronto Blue Jays are in the midst of their first homestand of the 2020 season at Sahlen Field, their new home away from home in Buffalo, New York. Jays fans from Buffalo, less than a two-hour drive from Toronto, and around New York showed up to take in the home opener
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5:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Zach Plesac feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocols last weekend in Chicago. Plesac said he posted a six-minute video on his Instagram page Thursday
10:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Cardinals‘ series opener against the Chicago White Sox has been postponed to Saturday, giving the Cardinals an extra day to recover from a coronavirus outbreak. The Cardinals, who haven’t played since July 29, were set to resume their season Friday night in Chicago. But the series
5:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A pitcher getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes — on his day off? And from the stands? Nationals star Stephen Strasburg earned one of baseball’s most unusual ejections in the third inning of Washington’s game against the New York Mets on Thursday. Strasburg was sitting in
1:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets left fielder Jeff McNeil was carted off the field Thursday after crashing into the left-field wall in the first inning to rob the Washington Nationals‘ Asdrubal Cabrera of a two-run, extra-base hit. McNeil, a natural infielder who has been manning both outfielder corners for the Mets
12:23 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — One player’s adversity can become another player’s opportunity, as embattled outfielder Clint Frazier showed Wednesday night in the New York Yankees‘ 6-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. With Giancarlo Stanton suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain,
12:41 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Bell bottoms were in style and Nixon was in the White House the last time the Chicago Cubs started a season this hot. Their rookie manager isn’t taking any credit for the fast start. “I mean, I’ve got a good team,” David Ross said. “That’s what it is.
7:00 AM ET The Aug. 31 trade deadline is still nearly three weeks off, but let’s take an early look at some of the factors that will influence what might happen. Or won’t happen. It’s possible this year’s deadline will be a dud for several reasons: lack of talent available, more teams in the playoff
7:13 AM ET Joe Kelly‘s enduring animus toward Houston Astros players has more to do with how they handled the sign-stealing investigation than the actual cheating itself, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher said in his first extensive interview since he sparked a benches-clearing confrontation last month in Houston. In Kelly’s eyes, the Houston players, who
12:20 AM ET The Chicago Cubs don’t want to think about it as taking advantage of another team’s situation, but the evidence keeps mounting: While opponents struggle to deal with coronavirus-related issues, the first-place team in the NL Central standings continues to be a model for the league off the field while dominating the competition