12:21 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina announced on social media Tuesday that he was one of the Cardinals to have tested positive for the coronavirus. “Good morning, I am saddened to have tested positive for COVID-19, even after following the prevention recommendations,” Molina, a nine-time All-Star, wrote. “I’ll do everything
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4:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Left fielder Juan Soto was reinstated by the Washington Nationals from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday after missing the team’s first seven games of the season. Manager Dave Martinez did not put the slugger in Washington’s starting lineup against the New York Mets for the opener of a
10:29 AM ET Combat sports are among those that have returned post-coronavirus, but there’s nothing like a good ol’ baseball brawl. One of the most famous dust-ups took place on Aug. 4, 1993 — 27 years ago today, hard as that is to believe. Speaking of 27, Nolan Ryan was in the 27th and final
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN We will grant that a week or so into the baseball season is typically a bit early to make any proclamations about what we have seen. But as you might have heard, this is not a typical baseball season. In 2020, 10 games represents one sixth of the season, which
12:58 AM ET Nothing says watching Major League Baseball in 2020 quite like watching Monday’s New York Mets–Atlanta Braves game in Atlanta, hearing a loud clap of thunder and having Mets announcer Gary Cohen explain that the thunder was actually from Citi Field in Queens, where he, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez were broadcasting the
8:39 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves ace Mike Soroka is out for the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon Monday night against the New York Mets. Soroka was hurt in the third inning after delivering a pitch to J.D. Davis, who grounded the ball toward first baseman Freddie Freeman. Soroka broke
11:59 PM ET William Weinbaum Five weeks after Minor League Baseball president Pat O’Conner announced the cancellation of the 2020 season, he disbanded the MiLB committee that was handling negotiations with Major League Baseball over the future structure and governance of the minors. ESPN confirmed a report Monday night by Baseball America that said O’Conner
8:16 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers manager Craig Counsell says bench coach Pat Murphy has been released from a hospital here after suffering a heart attack during a team workout Saturday. Brewers general manager David Stearns said Sunday that Murphy received a stent at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and was resting comfortably. “It
7:49 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is out at least 4-6 weeks as a pitcher after being diagnosed with a grade 1-2 strain of the flexor pronator mass, the team announced Monday. Ohtani is traveling with the team to Seattle and his status as a DH is day-to-day. The news comes after
5:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blamed the team’s coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. Infected were 21 members of the team’s traveling party, including at least 18 players. None are seriously ill, Jeter said Monday,