4:33 PM ET Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier both left Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader after they collided in the second inning, Dozier was placed on the 7-day IL Friday night after suffering a quad contusion and neck discomfort in the collision. Abreu is day-to-day
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is back in the starting lineup one day after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list. Realmuto was cleared to return by Major League Baseball, and was the designated hitter and batting fourth on the posted lineup for Friday night’s game against
4:33 PM ET Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier both left Friday’s game after colliding with each other in the second inning of Game 1 of a doubleheader between the teams. Abreu is day-to-day after leaving the game with a facial contusion, laceration and a bruised
4:12 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Jake Arrieta and infielder Nico Hoerner from the 10-day injured list while optioning hurler Jason Adam and outfielder Nick Martini to Triple-A Iowa. Arrieta, 35, missed one start due to a cut on his thumb but he’ll take the mound on Friday night against the Detroit Tigers.
12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Five more major league teams are allowed to relax coronavirus protocols after 85% of their players and other on-field personnel completed vaccination for COVID-19, raising the total to 12 of the 30 clubs. Major League Baseball and its players’ union said Friday that four additional teams had reached the
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Their 28-year-old rookie sensation already has a hamburger named after him. Their No. 5 starter has thrown a no-hitter. Their second baseman makes contact on 99.3% of strikes. They’ve lost both their starting left and center fielders. And their Hall of Fame manager’s head-scratching decisions have lit up sports-radio phone
2:55 AM ET ESPN News Services Overshadowed by a masterful pitching performance by Cleveland Indians right-hander Zach Plesac, the anticipated debuts of prized Seattle Mariners prospects Logan Gilbert and Jarred Kelenic didn’t quite play out as the team hoped Thursday night in a 5-2 loss at T-Mobile Park. Gilbert (0-1) lasted four innings, allowing four
9:12 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols was released by the Los Angeles Angels after clearing waivers on Thursday, one week after the 41-year-old star slugger was designated for assignment. Pujols became a free agent and can sign with any team. The Angels remain responsible for his $30 million salary in the
8:02 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Jerry Dipoto couldn’t help but chuckle when Jarred Kelenic went deep in his first at-bat at the Triple-A level. It was yet more evidence Kelenic was ready for the big leagues. “I laughed out loud when he had a homer in his first Triple-A at-bat off a lefty,
3:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. left Thursday’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays because of an injury to his left ankle. Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters after the game that X-rays were negative and Acuna will be re-evaluated Friday. Acuna, who leads the majors in home
4:45 PM ET ESPN and Major League Baseball announced a seven-year contract extension Thursday that will see the network carry 30 regular-season games per year plus wild-card games. The deal, which runs through 2028, allows ESPN to show 25 weeks of Sunday Night Baseball and the MLB Little League Classic. It will also have an
3:05 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes set the record for most strikeouts without a walk to start the season Thursday, extending the record to 58 before issuing his first walk of the season in the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Burnes, 26, needed three strikeouts to pass the previous record of
2:39 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres, who was held out of Wednesday night’s game out of “an abundance of caution,” will not play in Thursday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field,
11:15 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has been placed on the COVID-related injury list ahead of Thursday’s game against Washington, the team announced. Manager Joe Girardi told reporters that Realmuto has not tested positive for COVID-19. “All his tests are fine. You can’t let someone with a stomachache and a
7:00 AM ET For the first time during the 2021 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are not atop our MLB Power Rankings. The defending world champions fell from No. 1 after a prolonged slump in which L.A. has gone just 7-15 and dropped five consecutive series since starting the season with an MLB-best 13-2 mark.
12:57 AM ET Maybe this is one way to put Gerrit Cole in perspective. In his career, Nolan Ryan, the greatest strikeout pitcher of all time, had eight games in his career where he struck out at least 10 batters and issued no walks. Cole has five such games … in 2021. Cole’s 1-0 victory
5:04 PM ET The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-hander Logan Gilbert, their top pitching prospect, and he will start Thursday against the Cleveland Indians, manager Scott Servais said after Wednesday night’s 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gilbert is ranked as the No. 43 prospect in baseball, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Seattle
8:44 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers backup third baseman Edwin Rios will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his right shoulder. Right-hander Dustin May also underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, sidelining him until at least the summer of 2022. The defending World Series champions announced their