1:52 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout is beginning to believe there might be something to the notion of having added power after the birth of a child. The reigning AL MVP has certainly been on a tear since son Beckham was born. Trout homered twice Monday night, including a tiebreaking shot
11:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball has had preliminary discussions about holding its postseason in a bubble-type format after the coronavirus outbreaks on the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins that wreaked havoc on the
12:00 AM ET A day unlike any other in college football history started at 12:01 a.m. ET Monday when the game’s biggest star, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, was among the dozens of players to tweet a statement that expressed their desire to play the 2020 season and shared items they feel need to be addressed
9:33 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand are set for a full programme of international cricket during their summer with men’s tours by West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh while a visit by the Australia Women’s team is also in the early stages of planning for the gap created by the postponed ODI World Cup
11:00 PM ET The Big Ten is expected to make another decision on its college football season on Tuesday, but the impact of it could vary widely, as league presidents are considering pushing back the start of the season to Sept. 26 or postponing it to the spring, a conference source told ESPN. The presidents
7:08 PM ET Associated Press The signage is familiar. And that’s about it. But hey, it’s better than nothing. Or, to be more precise for the Toronto Blue Jays, it’s better than seeing their name on the bottom of the scoreboard in a visiting stadium for a game that is “home” in name only. Baseball’s
6:48 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers this week is being postponed to allow more time for additional COVID-19 testing. MLB opted to postpone Thursday’s doubleheader to continue additional testing while Cardinals players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play. More details
3:12 PM ET New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman announced Monday that he is opting out of the 2020 season. The right-hander becomes the second high-profile Mets player to opt out, joining Yoenis Cespedes, who opted out earlier this month. Stroman, who was acquired by the Mets from the Toronto Blue Jays at the
9:55 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron exited Monday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left knee injury. Cron was struck by Danny Mendick‘s hard-hit grounder in the fourth inning and stayed down for a while. He eventually walked off with some assistance. Detroit pitcher Daniel Norris
7:56 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Indians right-hander Mike Clevinger will not make his scheduled Tuesday start after the team learned that he violated coronavirus safety protocol while on the road in Chicago. Clevinger is the second Indians pitcher in as many days to be cited by the team for violating protocol in Chicago.