3:27 AM ET We can say this with confidence: Dodgers-Padres did not disappoint. It was the most widely anticipated matchup in baseball this season, built up so much over these last six months that there was no way these games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres could possibly live up to
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8:57 PM ET A recent scan revealed that Cody Bellinger has a hairline fracture in his left fibula, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday. Bellinger has been out since April 5 with what was originally diagnosed as a bruised calf. Roberts said the latest development “hasn’t really changed the course of his timetable”
8:04 PM ET The San Diego Padres activated shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. on Friday, as expected, putting him in the No. 2 spot of the lineup for their highly anticipated matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Infielder Tucupita Marcano was optioned to the team’s alternate site in order to make room on
8:09 PM ET CHICAGO — Futility at the plate continues to be the theme for the 2021 Chicago Cubs, as they opened a nine-game home stand the way they finished their recent road trip: with next to nothing on offense when it mattered. The Cubs are putting up historically bad statistics, beginning with the most
4:34 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals postponed Friday night’s game because of rain and will make it up Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader before concluding their four-game series Sunday. The first seven-inning game Saturday will start a 1:10 p.m. and the second
1:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The average major league salary dropped 4.8% to just under $4.17 million on Opening Day from the start of the previous full season in 2019. The average has fallen 6.4% since the start of the 2017 season, when it peaked at $4.45 million, according to a study
2:44 PM ET Friday’s game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field has been postponed due to freezing temperatures and snow, it was announced. It is the seventh postponement of the season for the Mets, who have played just four games in the past eight days. The teams’ Twitter feeds had
12:54 PM ET CHICAGO — One day after being suspended for a game, Chicago Cubs manager David Ross sounded off on MLB’s punishment for him and his team. “It’s a little confusing, to me, from my seat,” he said Friday, clearly annoyed. “I have a hard time understanding it.” Ross was suspended, along with pitcher
10:31 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation ahead of his scheduled start Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters that the hope is that Smyly will miss only one start. The Braves recalled right-hander Kyle Wright from their alternate
11:06 AM ET The Chicago Cubs have activated infielder Matt Duffy off the COVID-19-related injured list three days after he went on it, the team announced Friday. Duffy, who is hitting .125 in eight at-bats this season, missed two games. Three Cubs relievers — Brandon Workman, Jason Adam and Dan Winkler — remain on the
9:22 AM ET Multiple employees within the New York Mets organization say their complaints about inappropriate workplace behavior were not acted on, according to a report from The Athletic. The report also details allegations of inappropriate conduct or sexual harassment by David Newman — the Mets chief marketing, content and communications officer who was rehired
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors In one corner, you have the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the unanimous top team in baseball so far this season. In the other, you have the San Diego Padres, a 2020 playoff team loaded with exciting young talent. Step aside, Red Sox-Yankees. MLB’s next great rivalry is
8:45 PM ET So what has Ronald Acuna Jr. done for the Atlanta Braves so far this season? Acuna’s numbers through 13 games are preposterous: .442/.492/1.000, seven home runs, 14 extra-base hits, 14 RBIs, 17 runs, 52 total bases, three stolen bases and more than a few bat flips. We entered the season anticipating that
8:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained lat muscle. The team said Thursday that Cueto has a Grade 1 strain beneath his pitching shoulder. A corresponding roster move will be made Friday. Cueto exited in the sixth
6:40 PM ET Chicago reliever Ryan Tepera received a three-game suspension for throwing at Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff in the Cubs’ victory over the Brewers on Tuesday, the league announced Thursday. It was determined Tepera, 33, had intent when he threw behind and at the feet of Woodruff in the fifth inning. By rule, manager
5:22 PM ET San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. took live batting practice in Pittsburgh on Thursday morning, and manager Jayce Tingler said the team is “optimistic” he’ll be available for Friday’s game against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Friday marks the first day Tatis is eligible to be activated off the injured list
5:12 PM ET On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut, and in doing so integrated baseball for good. Robinson faced opposition, turmoil, and hatred during his career in the majors, but persevered through it all, winning Rookie of the Year in his first season, MVP in his third and
2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. Seventy-four years ago today, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. A little more than a year ago, the pandemic disrupted our world and forever altered the sports landscape. Less than