11:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles the Houston Astros. The White House said Monday she would attend Game 4 on Wednesday, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by
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9:47 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies‘ 6-5, 10-inning win over the Houston Astros in the World Series opener drew 11.68 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and the Fox Sports streaming app, the highest viewership for Game 1 since 2019. The game was seen by 11,475,000 viewers on Fox and 207,000
6:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Game 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros was postponed on Monday due to a forecast of rain throughout the evening. It will now be played on Tuesday with Game 4 set for Wednesday and Game 5 on Thursday. Games 6 and 7, if necessary,
7:24 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Arizona catcher Daulton Varsho was the last of 30 players who made the cutoff for salary arbitration, which was set at two years, 128 days of major league service, up from two years, 116 days last offseason. Varsho hit .235 with 27 homers and 74 RBIs this season
4:09 PM ET Justin Turner, who has spent his entire stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers fervidly giving back to the community where he grew up, has been named recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, which annually honors players for their philanthropic efforts. Turner, the Dodgers’ Clemente Award nominee in five of the past
6:20 PM ET The Kansas City Royals have hired Matt Quatraro as their new manager, the team announced Sunday. Quatraro has been a longtime member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization, most recently serving as their bench coach, a job he took in October 2018. He replaces the fired Mike Matheny. The 48-year-old Quatraro was
10:30 AM ET HOUSTON — The Philadelphia Phillies will give pitcher Ranger Suarez an extra day of rest after he threw in relief in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and instead turn to righty Noah Syndergaard to start Game 3. The Houston Astros will counter with veteran Lance McCullers Jr. as the
10:10 AM ET Two games into the 2022 World Series, there has been no shortage of drama on the field in Houston. First, it was the underdog Phillies storming back from a 5-0 deficit in Game 1 and handing the Astros their first loss of the postseason thanks to J.T. Realmuto‘s game-winning 10th-inning long ball.
2:28 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros rolled through the initial portion of these playoffs like world-beaters. Upsets pervaded the field, knocking off dominant teams in Los Angeles and Atlanta and Queens, N.Y., but the Astros – a 106-win juggernaut in their own right – won each of their first seven games, vaulting themselves
11:26 PM ET ESPN staff This time, a 5-0 lead was more than enough for the Houston Astros. A day after allowing the Philadelphia Phillies to come back to win 6-5 in extra innings, the Astros took care of business in Game 2, winning 5-2. Framber Valdez went 6.1 innings, giving up one run and
11:16 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. HOUSTON — Astros catcher Martín Maldonado tried to conjure up some of Albert Pujols‘ home run magic by asking the future Hall of Famer for one of his bats for the World Series — and getting it. Not only
2:44 PM ET Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado is remaining in St. Louis as he won’t opt out of his contract, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Arenado, 31, has five years and $144 million left on his deal, a nine-year, $275 million contract he signed in 2019 with the Colorado Rockies. Arenado was
12:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The moment met Framber Valdez on the night of Oct. 20, in the fourth inning of the second game of the American League Championship Series, with the Houston Astros leading and the New York Yankees threatening as a result of Valdez’s own mistakes. Valdez had bobbled a slowly hit comebacker,
3:42 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — The Philadelphia Phillies came to Minute Maid Park for Game 1 of a World Series they weren’t supposed to make, found themselves in a five-run hole against the best pitcher
3:14 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander remains well on his way to Cooperstown. But somewhat surprisingly, still missing from his distinguished 17-year career resume is a World Series victory. Verlander cruised through the first three innings of Game
10:37 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Major League Baseball has canceled its postseason tour of South Korea. Announced in August, the tour was to have been MLB’s first trip to Korea since 1922. There were to have been games between an MLB team and players from the South Korean league at Busan Sajik Baseball
12:47 AM ET HOUSTON – Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto hit a tiebreaking home run in the top of the 10th inning, leading to a stunning 6-5 victory against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. The Phillies scored six straight runs after trailing 5-0 early in the game.
10:41 PM ET Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Miami Marlins opened their new academy in the Dominican Republic on Friday, where they hope to develop talents such as current ace Sandy Alcantara, a candidate for the National League Cy Young award. Sitting on 35 acres (14 hectares), the academy has three major