9:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey was removed from Tuesday night’s game with left knee discomfort. Posey was visited by manager Gabe Kapler and a trainer during the fourth inning against the New York Mets. Posey was replaced by backup Curt Casali an inning later with San
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6:09 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge has decided that changes by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Phillie Phanatic mascot last year were sufficient to allow its continued use by the club. In a 91-page decision on Aug. 10, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan decided that creators of
4:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays activated designated hitter Nelson Cruz from the COVID-19 injured list and placed first baseman Ji-Man Choi on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain. Cruz was placed on the COVID list on Sunday after he didn’t feel well before his team played the Chicago
4:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was activated from the injured list and in the lineup Tuesday night after missing five weeks with a right oblique strain, while ace Jacob deGrom could begin a throwing program soon pending the results of an MRI on Wednesday. New York manager Luis
5:40 PM ET All-Star catcher Yadier Molina is returning for a 19th season with the St. Louis Cardinals after agreeing to a one-year, $10 million extension, sources confirmed to ESPN. “I’m so happy, so happy,” Molina told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before Tuesday’s game against Detroit, confirming the deal was close to being completed. Molina
3:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Caleb Smith has been suspended 10 games by Major League Baseball for having a foreign substance on his glove, it was announced Tuesday. Smith, who was also fined an undisclosed amount, has appealed the penalty, allowing him to play until the appeal is heard. Smith was
8:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith ON AUG. 24, 1919, Ray Caldwell puts on a Cleveland uniform for the first time. The weather is brutally hot but clear — for now — and none of the 20,000 or so fans at League Park has any idea that they’re about to see something that defies belief. A
10:07 PM ET Federal prosecutors revealed some of their evidence against former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay in court documents filed Friday, alleging he asked drug suppliers to deliver opioids to Angel Stadium and offered team memorabilia and tickets as incentive. Kay faces felony distribution charges in connection to the drug-related death of
7:23 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Mike Soroka already went through nine grueling months of rehab after blowing out his right Achilles tendon. Now he’s doing it all again. The burgeoning Atlanta Braves star spoke Monday for the first time since getting the shocking news that he re-tore his Achilles and would need another
6:08 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton has sustained another injury setback, going on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained left elbow. Speaking before the start of an important two-game series against the first-place Atlanta Braves, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the team will evaluate Britton’s condition
4:50 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Highly regarded Miami Marlins pitching prospect Edward Cabrera is scheduled to make his major league debut Wednesday against Washington. Cabrera, 23, is 3-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 13 starts at three minor league levels this year. He was sidelined early in the season by a biceps injury.
1:24 PM ET The San Diego Padres, reeling in their quest to reach the playoffs this season, fired their decorated pitching coach, Larry Rothschild, on Monday. Rothschild, 67, was in his second year with the Padres and spent the previous 18 years as a pitching coach for the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs.
5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — The surging Atlanta Braves handed the Baltimore Orioles their 18th straight loss on Sunday, the longest skid in the major leagues since the Kansas City Royals dropped 19 straight in 2005. The 3-1 defeat was one of the more competitive games the O’s have played during the
5:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Javier Baez returned to the New York Mets‘ lineup Sunday after missing 11 games with back spasms. The two-time All-Star was reinstated from the injured list and started at shortstop in the finale of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted third and drove
2:55 PM ET Miguel Cabrera is now part of one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball. Cabrera put an exclamation point on his career when he became the 28th member of the 500-home run club with a sixth-inning blast for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Cabrera’s home run was a 400-foot solo shot to
1:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson was out of the starting lineup Sunday for the second consecutive game against the Tampa Bay Rays due to leg soreness and fatigue. “His legs are still barking,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “We don’t want to
12:06 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays placed designated hitter Nelson Cruz on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. It is not clear whether Cruz tested positive for the virus or if he was placed on the COVID-19 IL because he was a close contact. Cruz, acquired by the Rays from the Minnesota Twins before the
10:06 AM ET ESPN News Services Sunday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers at Fenway Park has been postponed because of the approach of Tropical Storm Henri. The series finale will be made up on Monday at 1:10 p.m. ET. Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi (10-8) had been set to face Texas’ Kolby Allard