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7:09 PM ET CHICAGO — Add Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny to the list of people who have questioned motives behind video replay. Matheny was on the wrong end of a review in the bottom of the ninth inning of his team’s game against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. With two outs in

7:15 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Mitch Haniger hit two doubles and the Seattle Mariners snapped Shane Bieber‘s record strikeout streak, beating the Cleveland Indians and their ace 3-2 on Sunday. Bieber (4-3) had fanned at least eight in 20 straight games, but the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner fell short with

6:29 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate, trying to keep his slumping team in the game. He did more than that, delivering what he called the most important home run of his four-season career in the majors. Ohtani hit a two-out, two-run drive in the ninth inning and

3:48 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — World Series MVP Corey Seager will miss at least a few weeks for the Los Angeles Dodgers after breaking a bone in his right hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the star shortstop does not need surgery on his broken fifth metacarpal — the bone closest

12:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone did not identify the staff member, saying he was part of the team’s support staff. Another staff member was not available

1:49 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager broke his right hand in the fifth inning of Saturday’s win when he was hit by Miami Marlins left-hander Ross Detwiler. X-rays after the game revealed the injury, the Dodgers announced. The news hits a Dodgers team already

10:08 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper left Saturday’s 4-0 road loss to the Toronto Blue Jays with right shoulder soreness. He is day-to-day, according to the team. Harper left the game before the bottom of the fourth inning, when Scott Kingery took over in right field. He last batted in the third inning,

10:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo from the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday for a player to be named or cash. Tsutsugo, 29, has struggled in the majors since coming over from Japan. He has a .187 batting average in two seasons, including .167 in

8:06 PM ET Returning to Wrigley Field on Monday for the first time since departing the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, Washington Nationals starter Jon Lester is over any hard feelings he had upon leaving. Lester, 37, was never offered much in the way of a new contract with the Cubs before signing a

4:35 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols are in agreement on a major league contract, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report by the Los Angeles Times. Pujols, in the last year of his 10-year, $240 million contract, was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles

2:42 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Ian Happ from the injured list after he missed time due to bruised ribs. “They’re good,” Happ said Saturday morning. “I feel great. It’s not like anything I’ve ever had before. Working out the last three to four days, being able to throw, hit, run and do

12:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed relief pitcher Hunter Strickland to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Strickland, 32, has appeared in 13 games for the Rays this season, registering a 1.69 ERA with 16 strikeouts in

3:17 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder AJ Pollock left Friday night’s 9-6 win over the Miami Marlins with a left hamstring strain and is likely headed for the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said. Pollock was making his first start since straining his left hamstring last week in a 9-2 loss to the

2:32 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — At two minor league levels, the first hit for prized Seattle prospect Jarred Kelenic was a home run. Same start in the majors. Kelenic made his first career hit extra memorable with a two-run homer and later added a pair of doubles, leading the Mariners to a

8:57 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BALTIMORE — In addition to a COVID-19 outbreak, injuries have started piling up for the New York Yankees, with Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks out of the lineup for Friday night’s series-opening, 5-4 win against the Baltimore Orioles. Stanton

7:21 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Veteran catcher Tyler Flowers has retired a week after signing a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed Flowers’ retirement while speaking to reporters before their game Friday with the Milwaukee Brewers. Flowers, 35, played for the Braves from 2016 to ’20 after

7:53 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani‘s scheduled start against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday has been pushed back due to general fatigue, manager Joe Maddon said before Friday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Ohtani looked dominant in his last start, allowing just one run across seven innings on Tuesday against the

7:02 PM ET Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was not in the lineup for Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after injuring his left ankle running to first base on Thursday afternoon. Acuna, 23, landed awkwardly on the ankle after passing first in the eighth inning of the Braves’ 8-4 loss to the Toronto