2:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas is out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Cubs because of a left hand contusion. Rojas got hurt when he struck out in the first inning of Saturday’s 7-6 victory over the Cubs. He hit his first three home
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6:37 PM ET ESPN News Services A heated afternoon on the field continued off it afterward, with Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson taking offense to being called “Jackie” by the New York Yankees‘ Josh Donaldson, a comment deemed “racist” by manager Tony La Russa. Donaldson admitted after the game to calling Anderson “Jackie” —
8:57 PM ET The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran outfielder Justin Upton, the team announced Saturday. The team said the 34-year-old Upton will report to extended spring training in Peoria, Arizona. The Los Angeles Angels released Upton last month. He was in the final season of a five-year, $106 million deal he signed to stay
3:22 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper returned to the lineup as the designated hitter for the Phillies on Saturday after he missed the previous five games because of soreness from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow. The reigning NL MVP hit third against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 29-year-old Harper
2:23 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The New York Mets on Saturday placed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday. Scherzer left his start on Wednesday night after experiencing tightness in his side. An MRI performed Thursday revealed a moderate to high-grade
12:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees placed Chad Green on the injured list with a strained right elbow Saturday, and the stalwart reliever could be headed for surgery. Before the Yankees opened a series with the Chicago White Sox, manager Aaron Boone said Green was getting other opinions before making a
11:55 AM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Rockies left fielder Kris Bryant, who has been out since April 25 due to back pain, has been activated from the injured list, the team announced Saturday. Bryant, who signed a seven-year, $182 million free-agent deal in March, is still looking for his first home run with the
8:31 AM ET The Baltimore Orioles have called up catcher Adley Rutschman from Triple-A Norfolk, and he is expected to make his major league debut Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rutschman, the top prospect in minor league baseball and the overall top draft pick in 2019 out of Oregon State, was hitting .309 with
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A few years ago, Johnny Cueto bought an ambulance, though to call this particular vehicle an ambulance is something of a misnomer. It is more like a real-life Transformer. Open the back
10:36 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A smiling and thankful Bob Melvin returned to manage the San Diego Padres for the start of a three-game series in San Francisco on Friday, less than two weeks after undergoing prostate surgery. Melvin emerged from the visitor’s dugout wearing his uniform for the first time since
6:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians were both without their managers for the Guardians’ 6-1 win in the series opener between the teams Friday night. Detroit’s AJ Hinch missed the game because he isn’t feeling well but tested negative for COVID-19. Bench coach George Lombard managed the
9:25 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story connected again Friday night — this time with a former Boston player seated atop the Green Monster. Story, who hit three home runs in Boston’s victory Thursday, launched a grand slam to give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead over Seattle in
7:58 PM ET Associated Press Nationals infielder Carter Kieboom will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to address the elbow issue that landed him on the injured list in March, the latest setback for a former top prospect yet to make an impact in Washington. Manager Dave Martinez said Friday that Kieboom will have the surgery
5:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker’s urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces and editing, has died. He was 101. Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The
5:02 PM ET CHICAGO — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas, who had yet to record a home run this season, hit three of them Friday afternoon in a 10-6 win over the Chicago Cubs, becoming the 13th player in team history to accomplish the feat. It was the first three-homer game of Rojas’ career.
4:03 PM ET ESPN News Services The Boston Red Sox have reinstated right-hander Michael Wacha from the 15-day injured list, the team announced Friday. Wacha is set to start Friday’s game against the Seattle Mariners. The 30-year-old had gone on the IL on May 8 after experiencing soreness on his left side during a bullpen
2:34 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs unveiled a statue of six-time 20-game winner and Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins during a ceremony outside Wrigley Field on Friday morning. Jenkins, 79, was in attendance with family as the sculpture was unveiled next to those of other former great Cubs. “The statue is sitting
7:30 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Ellen Burns needed a break from the crowd. Her New York Mets were hosting an afternoon game against the reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves in early May, and the game had drawn more than 23,000 fans to Citi Field in Queens. Burns, an administrative assistant at a New York