1:02 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Marlins manager Don Mattingly, sidelined since he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 31, is expected to rejoin the team Friday. The 60-year-old Mattingly, who was vaccinated in mid-April, experienced mild symptoms. The last-place Marlins began a series at San Diego on Monday, and Mattingly plans to return
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7:00 AM ET Above the garbage cans at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, signs communicated an unusual request: Don’t throw away your beer cups! Bring them to Section 118. It was the evening of July 1, and the St. Paul Saints had set out to break a record. The Saints — known for eye-catching
2:30 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — DJ LeMahieu led off the 11th inning with an RBI double and the New York Yankees, after blowing four late leads, finally held off the Kansas City Royals 8-6 on Monday night. Brett Gardner drove in three runs for the Yankees, two on a sharp
12:36 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox already were enjoying quite a season despite missing two key players. Now with Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert back in the lineup, the AL Central leaders are looking even more formidable. Jimenez hit two homers with five RBIs for the second straight game,
9:32 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies said a fan was yelling the name of team mascot Dinger and not a racial slur during Sunday’s game at Coors Field. The Black player who was batting at the time isn’t so sure. Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson said he didn’t hear the fan
7:58 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres was placed on the injured list Monday after an MRI revealed a left thumb sprain, the team announced. New York manager Aaron Boone, speaking before the Yankees opened a road series vs. the Kansas City Royals, said he believed the club received some “good news” in
1:14 PM ET The Colorado Rockies say that a fan did not yell racial slurs during Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins and that the man instead was shouting at the team’s mascot. The Rockies said Sunday that they were “disgusted” at what was widely believed to be a racial slur directed at Miami’s Lewis
10:15 PM ET The Colorado Rockies said they are investigating after a racial slur was used by a fan during an at-bat by Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson, who is Black, on Sunday at Coors Field. Microphones on the television broadcast picked up a fan yelling the N-word multiple times after the second pitch during
8:42 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols hit his first home run against the Los Angeles Angels since they released him in May, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-2 win Sunday. Pujols hit a two-run homer in the second inning, connecting as a pinch-hitter for Justin Turner, who exited with
7:07 PM ET Associated Press Manager Terry Francona is recuperating at his Cleveland apartment after hip replacement surgery Monday. “He’s doing at-home physical therapy,” Chris Antonetti, Cleveland’s president of baseball operations, said Sunday. “At some point that therapy will transfer to the ballpark. He’s doing well. He’s in really good spirits.” Francona stepped down for
6:25 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler pitched a two-hitter and struck out 11, Bryce Harper homered and the first-place Philadelphia Phillies finished off a three-game sweep for their eighth straight victory, 3-0 over the fading New York Mets on Sunday. Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto also homered for the Phillies, who
5:20 PM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox continue to get good news about their walking wounded. Center fielder Luis Robert is the latest to return to action as he’ll be activated and in the starting lineup on Monday against the Minnesota Twins after being out since early May due to a hip flexor injury.
3:11 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — On the same diamond where Roy Halladay pitched himself into baseball history and the hearts of Philadelphia fans, the Phillies retired the late Hall of Famer’s No. 34 jersey in a touching tribute Sunday. Former teammates Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard and Raúl Ibañez as well as pitching coach
1:35 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox activated designated hitter J.D. Martinez and outfielder Jarren Duran from the COVID-19 injured list Sunday and put both players in the lineup for their game against the Blue Jays. Duran was placed on the COVID-19 list Friday night, and Martinez joined him there before
11:15 AM ET New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo has tested positive for COVID-19, manager Aaron Boone announced Sunday. Boone said Rizzo, who turned 32 on Sunday, is experiencing some symptoms and will be placed on the COVID-related injured list. Rizzo joins catcher Gary Sanchez and starting pitchers Gerrit Cole and Jordan Montgomery as
11:26 AM ET Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is coming back, and it can’t come soon enough for Boston. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters that Sale has completed his minor league rehab assignment and will start Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Sale made five rehab starts in the minors, and Cora said
8:00 AM ET CHICAGO – The moment led to two colleagues hugging for the first time in nearly two decades of working together. It also created a raucous atmosphere in the White Sox clubhouse, where high-fives accompanied some hooting and hollering. As the afternoon hours ticked down on MLB trade deadline day, the front office
9:23 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — It would be an understatement to say Trea Turner has had one of the more stressful two-week stretches of his major league career. The All-Star shortstop tested positive for COVID-19 on July 28. Two days later, he was traded from the Washington Nationals to the Los Angeles