9:14 PM ET New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton will get an MRI on his hamstring and could land on the injured list, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays, Stanton walked in the fourth inning and advanced to second base after a wild pitch.
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5:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jeff Samardzija has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants due to a right shoulder impingement. Manager Gabe Kapler said before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers that the right-hander told trainers and the coaching staff that he felt like wasn’t
3:25 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com When last we saw actor and baseball cap enthusiast Rob Lowe, he was in the stands at the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. And he was wearing this hat: Rob Lowe loves all 32 teams equally pic.twitter.com/RF9asBb2tA — Curtis Rogers (@AKidFromKent) January 20,
8:08 AM ET In the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined 18 players and two coaches, the Miami Marlins were forced to make an unprecedented number of roster moves this week. But perhaps no call-up from the taxi squad was more improbable or intriguing than Eddy Alvarez, a 30-year-old rookie who has spent most
3:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Eric Kay, a former director of communications for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged by the Drug Enforcement Agency with illegally supplying drugs to pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died in a hotel room in Texas last year. Skaggs, 27, was found dead on July 1, 2019, after police
7:37 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Major League Baseball has been in touch with the Oakland Athletics about their bench coach making a gesture that appeared to be a Nazi salute following a win over the Texas Rangers. No discipline has been announced against coach Ryan Christenson, who has apologized for the gesture.
3:19 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to make his season debut for the Washington Nationals on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles after being sidelined by a nerve problem in his pitching hand. Strasburg missed what would have been his first two appearances of 2020 after making all
9:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eloy Jimenez has no interest in the designated hitter job with the Chicago White Sox. He doesn’t want to hear anything about a late-inning defensive replacement, either. His team wants the same thing for him. Jimenez was back in left field Friday against Cleveland, one night after an
7:06 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Major League Baseball fans have found a new way to memorialize family and friends. ESPN has confirmed over a dozen instances of people who have died then being made into a cutout and displayed in the stands at major league parks throughout baseball during the COVID-19 pandemic. To make for
5:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cleveland Indians hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo has opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns about contracting the coronavirus. Team president Chris Antonetti said Friday that Van Burkleo had been contemplating his departure for some time because of a personal high-risk condition and for his family.