1:00 AM ET Back in spring training, when the sign-stealing revelations were new and the wounds were fresh, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood made a prophetic point when considering the possibility of retaliating against Houston Astros hitters this season. “Somebody will take it into their own hands,” Wood said, “and they’ll get suspended
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11:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Following the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins‘ roster and prompted the temporary suspension of the team’s season, Major League Baseball is encouraging players not to leave hotels
9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Ernie Banks famously said: “Let’s play two.” Baseball players just might not want to play nine innings twice in one day during this pandemic-delayed season. While the Cleveland Indians swept the Chicago White Sox in the first doubleheader of the season on Tuesday, union head Tony
11:31 PM ET Was is it a triple play or a trapped ball? Even Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant isn’t sure after turning the team’s first since 1997. The Cincinnati Reds had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning on Wednesday night when Bryant seemingly caught a line drive off the
2:26 PM ET Friday’s scheduled game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Phillies in Philadelphia has been postponed, the team announced Wednesday. The game has been rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 3:07 p.m. ET. Sunday’s game will remain at the originally scheduled start time of 3:07 p.m. ET. The
5:10 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly has been handed an eight-game suspension by Major League Baseball for his role in the benches-clearing situation that occurred at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was issued a one-game suspension and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined, MLB
12:47 PM ET Another Miami Marlins player has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number in their traveling party to 18, sources confirmed to ESPN. Major League Baseball had already postponed all of the Marlins’ games through Sunday after the team’s recent outbreak. “It is most prudent to allow the Marlins time to focus
3:17 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nationals outfielder Juan Soto was still waiting on Wednesday to be cleared to play by the city government after getting the OK from Major League Baseball to return from the COVID-19 injured list. Manager Dave Martinez said the Nationals hope their 21-year-old slugger will be allowed to work
4:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians placed starting catcher Roberto Perez on the 10-day injured list with a sore throwing shoulder. Perez hurt his right shoulder while making an off-balance throw in Friday’s season opener when he scrambled to retrieve a third strike that got past him. He slipped and fell
3:28 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Nick Markakis is returning to the Atlanta Braves, three weeks after announcing he was opting out of the season because of his concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Markakis, the veteran outfielder who is in his sixth season with Atlanta, said Wednesday he changed his mind about sitting out