Month: July 2021

12:20 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts and Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley are among the players who have decided not play in the All-Star Game, while St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was among the 10 replacements announced Saturday and will make his 10th appearance. MLB announced the selections of 10 players
0 Comments
8:29 AM ET The greatest center fielder ever was there that magical and historic night at Tiger Stadium 50 years ago for the All-Star Game in Detroit. There was also the all-time leader in RBIs and total bases, the “Hit King,” and “Mr. October.” So, too, was the best catcher, best-throwing outfielder and best defensive
0 Comments
2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. promised 135 pounds would be his best weight yet after campaigns at 126 and 130 pounds. He just might be right. Diaz delivered the most impressive performance of his career Friday in Los Angeles, scoring a unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna to claim the vacant WBC
0 Comments
11:47 PM ET MIAMI — Ronald Acuna Jr. was restrained after being plunked during the Atlanta Braves‘ 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins Friday night. Miami reliever Anthony Bender hit Acuna with a slider in the seventh. A frustrated Acuna stared and walked toward Bender before he was held back by Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro
0 Comments
12:21 AM ET Associated Press The Mets‘ Taijuan Walker and Brewers‘ Freddy Peralta have been added to the National League All-Star team and will make their first Midsummer Classic appearances. Walker (7-3, 2.50) started New York’s 13-4 win over Pittsburgh on Friday night and was informed after the game by manager Luis Rojas that he’d
0 Comments
12:47 AM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Austin Hill survived a Friday night demolition derby on the dirt at Knoxville Raceway for his first NASCAR Truck Series victory of the year. Hill restarted on the inside beside Chandler Smith on the fourth overtime attempt and pulled away in Hattori Racing Enterprises’ No. 16 Toyota
0 Comments
12:08 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Shohei Ohtani‘s league-leading 33rd home run of the season Friday night put him in rare company in the history of the Seattle Mariners‘ home ballpark. Ohtani’s solo shot in the third inning off Marco Gonzales soared into the top deck of right field at T-Mobile Park. The
0 Comments
11:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Philip Anschutz sold his 27% minority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly in a deal that closed Friday. The transaction was approved by the NBA’s board of governors, according to AEG. “We remain strongly invested in the
0 Comments