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4:54 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Outfielder Luis Robert was placed on the injured list Tuesday by the Chicago White Sox as a precaution after he reported feeling flu-like symptoms. General manager Rick Hahn said in a statement that Robert informed the team’s medical staff of the symptoms Monday night. The team is awaiting

4:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball would consider expansion fees in the range of $2.2 billion for new franchises, though there are no current plans to add teams. Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke Tuesday during SporticoLive’s online discussion of its estimates to baseball franchise valuations. The company estimated the average MLB

12:09 PM ET While Major League Baseball has been experimenting with extra innings rule changes in recent years, the Pioneer League — an independent league designated as an MLB Partner League — is taking things a step further. On Tuesday, the league announced that it will implement a first-of-its-kind “Knock Out” rule that will resolve

7:00 AM ET ON A 68-DEGREE Saturday in late October, Art Shamsky left his apartment to see a friend. He grabbed a baseball and an old glove, and took the subway to a deserted train car on the Long Island Rail Road. New York was still skittish, and Shamsky had been too. He’d never been

7:00 AM ET Alex Cora returned this season to a Boston Red Sox team without Mookie Betts, but even with that generational star missing from the top of his lineup, the manager sees parallels with the 2018 squad he led to a World Series title. Like that 2018 team, these Red Sox will need to

1:37 AM ET The last time somebody did what Shohei Ohtani just pulled off — being a game’s starting pitcher while leading the major leagues in home runs — was June 13, 1921. Babe Ruth had already accumulated 19 homers when he took the mound against the Detroit Tigers that day. Ruth batted third and

1:03 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — The Braves were eager to make up for their embarrassing performance the previous day, so they brought in a little extra help. Call it the Power of Sage. Atlanta scored four runs in the very first inning, Freddie Freeman added a three-run homer and Atlanta overcame a

1:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of outfielder Odubel Herrera on Monday, and he played in his first major league game since May 26, 2019, following a suspension for domestic violence. Herrera was suspended for 85 games, then did not play last year after being designated for assignment during

5:33 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Former Korean standout pitcher Hyeon-Jong Yang joined the Texas Rangers on Monday, and was looking to make his MLB debut. The Rangers selected the contract of the 33-year-old left-hander from their alternate training site before the opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. Texas

5:18 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros starter Jake Odorizzi has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained muscle in his right arm and second baseman Jose Altuve has been activated after a bout with COVID-19. Odorizzi left his start on Saturday after just five pitches with what the team called

3:06 PM ET The Colorado Rockies are in search of a new general manager after Jeff Bridich stepped down from the position on Monday, the club announced. The Rockies announced Monday that the decision was a mutual agreement with Bridich Bridich joined the Rockies in 2004, spending the last seven seasons overseeing their baseball operations.

2:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It seemed as if Sunday’s finale, the seventh game in 10 days between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, would finally produce the first dud of this exhilarating matchup. The Dodgers led by six runs, and the Padres were down to their last nine outs, entering

9:30 PM ET As far as baseball controversies go, maybe Madison Bumgarner‘s seven-inning no-hitter on Sunday doesn’t quite rank up there with the designated hitter, Kevin Cash’s decision to take out Blake Snell, or whether Jackie Robinson was safe when he stole home in the 1955 World Series. Or maybe it does. In fact, I

6:58 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Madison Bumgarner threw a seven-inning no-hitter, an achievement that won’t count in the Major League Baseball record book but completed a dominant day of Arizona Diamondbacks pitching for a 7-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep Sunday. After Zac Gallen threw a one-hitter to

4:42 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Oakland’s 13-game winning streak ended Sunday as Austin Hays hit a pair of home runs, starter John Means had another stellar performance and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 8-1. The A’s, who opened the season with six straight losses, put together their third-longest winning string since moving

1:53 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers are moving along with their plan for Christian Yelich after an MRI on the slugger’s strained lower back showed no major issues. Yelich hasn’t played since April 11. He was eligible to come off the injured list this weekend, but the 2018 NL MVP was

12:27 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera has had his three-game suspension for throwing at Milwaukee‘s Brandon Woodruff reduced to two games. Tepera began his suspension with Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers. The Cubs begin a four-game series at Atlanta on Monday night. Tepera also was fined by MLB

2:44 AM ET On his way to second base on his first home run Saturday night, San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. turned toward his dugout and covered one of his eyes, teasing Los Angeles Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer for occasionally pitching with one eye closed. After crossing home plate on his second home