4:42 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Most of the Miami Marlins players sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak have been cleared by baseball’s joint committee for reinstatement, the team said Saturday, and they’re expected to begin rehabilitation workouts soon. It’s unlikely any of the players will be activated before the next homestand, which starts Aug.
2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron has elected to undergo season-ending knee surgery, manager Ron Gardenhire announced Saturday. Cron exited the Tigers’ 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday with a sprained left knee. He was struck by Danny Mendick‘s hard-hit grounder in the fourth inning and
3:25 PM ET CHICAGO — While declaring it “Opening Day” again for his team on Saturday, St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak described what he thinks led to a coronavirus outbreak, which sidelined the Cardinals after just five games this season. “We had some pretty tight rooms when we were up in Minneapolis,” Mozeliak said
10:29 AM ET Saturday’s game between the Reds and Pirates has been postponed after a Cincinnati player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney. The teams were informed of the positive test after Friday’s game in CIncinnati. The Athletic first reported that a Reds player had tested positive. The Reds
4:53 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves decided to place outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. on the 10-day injured list retroactively Saturday because of lingering wrist soreness, and they’re hoping he can return next weekend. The 2018 NL Rookie of the Year hasn’t played since Monday because of inflammation in his left wrist.
10:37 AM ET Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is leaving the NHL bubble and opting out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, he announced via a statement from the team on Saturday. “I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that’s
11:56 AM ET The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization on Saturday allowing public use of a saliva-based test for the coronavirus developed at Yale University and funded by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. The test, known as SalivaDirect, is designed for widespread public screening. The cost per sample
2:21 PM ET Miami Heat swingman Derrick Jones Jr. said he’s feeling better after having to be taken off the floor on a stretcher during Friday’s 109-92 loss to the Indiana Pacers. “Good,” Jones said during a video call with reporters, when asked how he was feeling after Saturday’s practice. “Just a little sore, but
3:52 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Instead of weaving through traffic for dunks and layups, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had to witness Milwaukee‘s regular-season finale from a hotel room inside the NBA bubble while serving a one-game suspension. For the second straight season, the NBA-best Bucks clinched the No. 1 seed in the East entering the
2:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was unanimously voted the Most Valuable Player of the seeding games portion of the NBA’s attempt to restart its season inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort. Lillard, who led all players in the bubble with