12:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw recorded the 200th win of his prestigious career on Tuesday night, and he did so in fitting fashion — at home, with a dominant performance against a high-powered offense. Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings against the star-studded New York Mets, scattering three hits, walking none and striking
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani will make his next mound start for the Los Angeles Angels in Friday night’s homestand opener against the Kansas City Royals. The two-way Japanese star threw just two innings and 31 pitches in Monday’s start at Boston before his outing was cut short by an
9:09 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts, whose wife was expecting the couple’s second child, was placed on the paternity list Tuesday but is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the New York Mets. When he does, he could return as a part-time, fill-in shortstop.
9:21 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — San Francisco Giants left-hander Alex Wood exited his start against the Miami Marlins in the third inning Tuesday night because of a strained left hamstring. Wood planted both feet awkwardly after he came off the mound and fielded Jean Segura’s bunt near the third-base line. He threw
6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined into the 2024 season, according to multiple reports. The Rays placed Springs on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow flexor strain Tuesday. Springs departed his start against the Boston Red Sox
6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom said Tuesday the soreness in his right wrist that ended his start Monday after four innings is feeling better and he expects to make his next start. “I actually feel better today than I did yesterday,” deGrom told reporters, according to the Dallas Morning
7:52 PM ET The New York Mets placed right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation and recalled right-hander Jeff Brigham from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Carrasco’s move to the IL is retroactive to Sunday. Carrasco, 36, started the season 0-2 with an 8.56 ERA in three starts. He
5:38 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds are in agreement on a six-year, $53 million contract extension, pending a physical, sources told ESPN, tying the hardest-throwing starter in baseball long-term to the
4:42 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton is likely to be sidelined for six weeks because of a strained left hamstring, the latest in a string of injuries for the New York Yankees slugger. Stanton has not played a full season since 2018, the first year after the Yankees acquired him from
3:02 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Major League Baseball isn’t done tinkering with potential rule changes for the sport. The league announced a series of experimental rules Tuesday that will be used in the Atlantic League this season, including a designated pinch runner, “double-hook” designated hitter rule and further limitations on a pitcher’s ability
1:07 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin, who has been on the injured list since the start of the season with a left ankle sprain, will pitch in a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday. Gonsolin, 28, was injured early in spring training when he rolled his ankle while walking off
1:10 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes left Monday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning with a left pectoral strain. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said he thinks it’s a minor injury and he isn’t ruling out Burnes for his next scheduled start yet. Burnes had just
1:31 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Max Fried held sputtering San Diego in check for five innings in his return from the injured list, and Austin Riley hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Padres 2-0 Monday night for their seventh straight win. The Padres were shut out for
9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Touted prospect Brett Baty was called up Monday by the New York Mets and immediately inserted into the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baty replaces slumping veteran Eduardo Escobar at third base after getting off to an outstanding start in the minors this season.
8:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene was removed from Monday night’s game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays after three innings with what the team called a right tibia contusion. The team said Greene underwent X-rays on the leg that were negative. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz
9:04 PM ET Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom was removed from his start Monday night against the Royals in Kansas City due to right wrist soreness. The team called the move precautionary and said deGrom will continue to be evaluated. Editor’s Picks DeGrom had spun four hitless innings before departing, striking out five and walking
8:56 PM ET SAN DIEGO — With Fernando Tatis Jr. nearing the end of his steroid-related suspension, there was a thought within the San Diego Padres to maximize his time in the minor leagues. The Triple-A affiliate with which Tatis was playing, in El Paso, Texas, was headed for a road trip at the start
6:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former New York Yankees prospect Raimfer Salinas was suspended for 80 games Monday under baseball’s minor league drug program following a positive test for the performing-enhancing substance Nandrolone. The 22-year-old outfielder was released by the Yankees’ Class A Tampa Tarpons on Thursday. He was 0-for-4 with an