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2:52 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson left Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with right hamstring tightness and will be reevaluated Thursday, the team announced. The 2015 AL MVP was running at half-speed to first base on a flyout leading off the second inning and pulled up between

5:45 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby will have arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder and could miss the entire season. Brewers manager Craig Counsell announced after Milwaukee’s 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that Ashby would have surgery Friday in Washington. “This puts him out for significant

5:00 PM ET New York Mets right-hander Justin Verlander will continue his throwing regimen after an MRI revealed reduced inflammation. The Mets said Wednesday that additional updates will be provided as appropriate. Verlander opened the season on the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain. The muscle is located on the underside of the

4:09 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Baltimore Orioles top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez struck out five in five innings and exited his big league debut Wednesday with the game tied against two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez settled down after needing 30 pitches to get through

3:35 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Anderson was trying to call timeout batting against Logan Webb with a 1-2 count in the third inning. He stepped out of the box. The pitch came, and plate umpire D.J. Reyburn

3:08 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Hunt Auctions has announced the private sale of a bat used by Babe Ruth circa 1920-21 for $1.85 million,

1:53 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals slugger Tyler O’Neill, who was not in the lineup one day after manager Oliver Marmol criticized his baserunning effort, defended his track record as a “scrappy” player and said he wished the matter had been handled internally. O’Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuna Jr. at

12:29 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” DESCRIBING LIFE IN the minor leagues can sound like a twisted Mad Lib. The names and locations and adjectives may change, but for generations, the details of the climb to Major League