6:33 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes says he tested positive for the coronavirus last month but remained asymptomatic throughout his stint on the injured list. Burnes is expected to start Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals in his first appearance since April 26. He is 2-2 with a 1.53
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4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Braves right-hander Mike Soroka has experienced a setback in his recovery from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon and will have a follow-up procedure next week. Soroka was the Braves’ Opening Day starter in 2020. He suffered the season-ending injury against the New York Mets
4:59 PM ET Associated Press The Houston Astros are providing furnished apartments to minor league players at all levels for the 2021 season, believed to be the first big league club to do so. Players with the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters, Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Low-A Asheville Tourists and the franchise’s Gulf
5:36 PM ET The New York Yankees have confirmed seven COVID-19 positives on their coaching and support staff, manager Aaron Boone announced Wednesday. The new positives include pitching coach Matt Blake. The Yankees announced Tuesday that third-base coach Phil Nevin and first-base coach Reggie Willits had tested positive for COVID-19. Six of the seven people
5:04 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Seattle Mariners are calling up right-hander Logan Gilbert, their top pitching prospect, and he’s likely to start Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Indians, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Gilbert is ranked as the No. 43 prospect in baseball, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
3:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Matt Harvey was greeted warmly by Mets fans in his return to Citi Field and harshly by New York’s hitters. Harvey pitched against his former team for the first time and allowed Kevin Pillar’s two-run triple in a three-run second inning that carried the Mets to their
8:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” This story includes graphic descriptions of a suicide attempt. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or is in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at
12:45 AM ET Apparently it wasn’t enough that Shohei Ohtani pitched seven innings of one-run ball and struck out 10 Houston Astros hitters while serving as the Los Angeles Angels‘ No. 2 hitter on Tuesday night. In the bottom of the eighth, with the score tied and his spot due up in the next half-inning,
4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees third-base coach Phil Nevin and first-base coach Reggie Willits have tested positive for the coronavirus, the team said Tuesday. Nevin’s status was announced before Tuesday night’s road game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Willits’ positive case and that of a staff member were confirmed after the
4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees third-base coach Phil Nevin and first-base coach Reggie Willits have tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday. Nevin’s status was announced before Tuesday night’s game against the Rays. Boone confirmed Willits’ positive case and that of a staff member after the Yankees’ 3-1
5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom resumed playing catch and plans to evaluate his mechanics after New York placed him on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with tightness in his right side. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was pulled from a game Sunday against Arizona, his
3:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association increased its liquid assets by about $19 million to $178.5 million ahead of collective bargaining that could lead to a spring training lockout next year. The union had $178.5 million in cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments on Dec. 31, according
1:42 PM ET Ole Miss right-hander Gunnar Hoglund, the fifth-ranked prospect heading into the 2021 MLB draft, will undergo Tommy John surgery next Tuesday, the school announced Tuesday. The ace for the Rebels, Hoglund walked off the mound in the first inning of Friday’s start vs. Texas A&M after skipping a start due to soreness
4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. tested positive for COVID-19, manager Jayce Tingler said Tuesday, and has been added to the injured list due to health and safety protocols. Tatis currently has no symptoms, according to Tingler. Per MLB’s health and safety protocols, in order to return to
3:20 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Jake Marisnick on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and recalled reliever Brad Wieck from Triple-A Iowa. Marisnick is dealing with a right hamstring strain. He got hurt in the first inning of Sunday’s 6-5 loss to Pittsburgh. The 30-year-old Marisnick is hitting .264
4:46 PM ET At least five New York Yankees coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Marly Rivera on Tuesday. The Yankees announced third-base coach Phil Nevin tested positive, and manager Aaron Boone said several others have yet to be confirmed. Nevin is fully vaccinated and under quarantine protocol in Tampa, where the
2:16 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Oakland Athletics will start exploring the possibility of relocating with the blessing of Major League Baseball, a move that could put pressure on local government officials to greenlight a new stadium
1:00 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit was activated from the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees and is set to make his season debut against the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Voit, 30, had surgery March 29 to repair a