6:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger is still uncertain when he will return from a hairline fracture in his left leg. Bellinger said Thursday that he feels “great,” but the 2019 NL MVP must wait to return to the defending World Series champions’ lineup. “I can’t really
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7:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist tendinitis, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Pederson, 29, was off to a slow start after signing a one-year deal with the club this past winter. He was hitting just .137 in 51 at-bats before
5:15 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team-record $150 million, six-year deal with the Blue Jays this offseason but missed time in spring training,
4:45 PM ET CHICAGO — Count New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso in for this year’s Home Run Derby at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Alonso won the contest the last time it was held, in 2019, edging fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at Cleveland’s Progressive Field for his first derby title. “I’m all-in,” Alonso said Thursday
Apr 18, 2021 Call of Duty: Warzone pits players against one another in a battle royale in the fictional area of Verdansk. Or, at least, it did up until a special event on April 21 where the map was hit by a nuclear weapon. For a full day, players were unable to drop on the
12:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Willie Mays has won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The Hall of Fame center fielder was honored Thursday with a new accolade to be given annually recognizing a living individual who has made “significant contributions to the national game.” Mays, who turns 90
12:38 PM ET Associated Press Dave Wallace will be Mike Scioscia’s pitching coach for Team USA as it tries to qualify for the Olympic baseball tournament. Scioscia’s staff will also include Jerry Weinstein (bench coach), Ernie Young (hitting and first base coach), Darren Fenster (third base coach) and Roly de Armas (bullpen coach), USA Baseball
12:52 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes has aggravated his left wrist injury while taking batting practice, delaying his potential return to the majors. Manager Derek Shelton declined to put a timetable on how much longer Hayes could be out. The Pirates promoted two-time All-Star Todd Frazier from the team’s
7:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres held on to their perch atop our MLB Power Rankings as they prepare to meet again — this time in a four-game series starting Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Putting the two NL West rivals there was the easy part. But putting any order to
7:00 AM ET WHEN KIM NG was hired by the Miami Marlins as their general manager this past MLB offseason, she received ringing endorsements from Michelle Obama, Sharon Robinson and Billie Jean King. In January, she was invited by President Joe Biden to participate in a prime-time television special as part of his inauguration ceremonies.
12:05 AM ET In 1983, the Chicago White Sox would win the AL West title and make the postseason for the first time since 1959. At one point during the season, Texas Rangers manager Doug Rader, unimpressed with the White Sox’s style of play, referred to it as “winning ugly.” It became the team’s slogan.
9:39 PM ET Sometimes you win a game in heroic comeback fashion and sometimes your opponent hands you a gift of gaffes more often seen in Little League than the major leagues. The Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to 11 in a row — tied for their second-longest win streak since their franchise-record 20-game
6:31 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut Wednesday after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness. Lamet appeared to be pitching well against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out four after a single to start the game. He threw 19 strikes out of 29 pitches, reaching
5:00 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Infielder JT Riddle was placed on the COVID-19 injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Riddle, in his fifth season, appeared in four games for the Twins this season, going 2 for 6 (.333) with a run scored. 2 Related “JT did not test positive for
1:43 PM ET The Houston Astros have reached a one-year contract extension with veteran catcher Martin Maldonado, general manager James Click announced Wednesday. Under terms of the deal, Maldonado will continue to make $5 million in 2022, a source confirmed to ESPN. It also includes a $5 million vesting option for 2023. Maldonado, 34, has
1:00 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Baltimore Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained left ankle and is expected to be sidelined two to four weeks, manager Brandon Hyde said. Santander was hurt running the bases in the first inning of Tuesday’s game at Miami. X-rays
12:40 PM ET Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — Former major league player and coach Tom Robson has died. He was 75. Robson died of natural causes on Tuesday at Memory Care Facility in Chandler, New York Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Wednesday. Taken by the Mets in the 50th round of the 1967 amateur draft,
12:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Former All-Star Dee Strange-Gordon has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and been assigned to the alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin. Strange-Gordon, who turns 33 on Thursday, had gone to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds with a minor league contract and was released