11:18 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have placed ace Charlie Morton on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The Rays made the roster move Monday, one day after Morton exited his start against the New York Yankees in the third inning. Morton said he initially felt some tightness in his
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2:58 PM ET The Texas Rangers signed infielder Derek Dietrich to a minor league contract on Monday and assigned him to their alternate training site. Dietrich set a career high with 19 homers for the Reds last season but was granted his release by the Cincinnati at the end of summer camp. He later joined
12:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s eye-popping salaries took an astonishing dive during the coronavirus pandemic to their lowest level in nearly a quarter-century, according to a study by The Associated Press. Washington pitcher Max Scherzer topped the shortened season’s list at $17.8 million, his income partially protected by a
1:24 PM ET Joe Kelly, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ hard-throwing reliever, has been placed on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, adding to the mounting list of injuries suffered by pitchers at the onset of this shortened season. Kelly began the year with seven scoreless appearances, striking out five batters and allowing
7:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff As the Major League Baseball season heads into a third week of action, we’re seeing plenty of drama on the diamond. That’s reflected in our rankings, as our panel of voters took stock of whose hot starts to take seriously — hello, Colorado Rockies — and which teams doing better
8:00 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” Nobody is quite sure why Los Angeles Dodgers fans started throwing souvenir baseballs onto the field in the seventh inning on Aug. 10, 1995, but in the absence of an instigating event,
2:04 AM ET We saw fighting in the time of social distancing. We saw one of the Major League Baseball’s most athletic players suffer through one of its most unpleasant blunders. And we saw a 21-year-old superstar continue to emerge in front of our eyes. Here’s a look through a wild Sunday for baseball’s West
7:11 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Benches cleared during the seventh inning of the Astros–Athletics series finale Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was brought to light by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers. Oakland’s Ramon Laureano was hit by a pitch from Humberto Castellanos with
6:36 PM ET The Cleveland Indians sent starter Zach Plesac home after he violated team rules by leaving the hotel to go out in Chicago on Saturday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic first reported the news on Plesac, who will be quarantined for 72 hours in Cleveland. Plesac drove back to Cleveland in
11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates‘ series this week against the St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed because of the coronavirus, Major League Baseball announced. The two teams were scheduled to play Monday through Wednesday in St. Louis. The Cardinals’ three-game series against the Chicago Cubs this weekend was also postponed after