7:00 AM ET We are now two weeks into the 2021 MLB season and one thing is already becoming very clear: It’s the Los Angeles Dodgers and then everyone else so far. L.A. is once again a unanimous No. 1 in our Week 2 MLB Power Rankings — but then things start to get interesting
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10:52 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon came two outs away from a perfect game but threw the first no-hitter of his career in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. Rodon, 28, threw 114 pitches in the complete game, looking as strong at the end of the
11:20 PM ET The difference between fighting for survival in the big leagues and potential greatness? In the case of Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes, just a little tweak in the way he grips a baseball. It’s not an exaggeration to suggest that two seasons ago, Burnes was the worst pitcher in the majors, when
5:15 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros have placed second baseman Jose Altuve, third baseman Alex Bregman, designated hitter Yordan Alvarez, catcher Martin Maldonado and reserve infielder Robel Garcia on the injured list “as a result of health and safety protocols,” general manager James Click said Wednesday. Click said he couldn’t say if
6:22 PM ET Pete Rose’s baseball predictions are for sale for $89 a month. Rose announced Wednesday that he was joining Upicktrade, a pick-selling website based in Mexico that recently made headlines in the U.S. with a short-lived partnership with the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL. Rose will be making daily predictions about baseball
4:36 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features In a statement released on his Twitter feed Tuesday, free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig has denied claims in a lawsuit that he sexually assaulted a
2:36 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons has tested positive for the coronavirus and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday before the team’s doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. Simmons has said he doesn’t plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which was made available in a single-shot dosage
12:58 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays closer Julian Merryweather has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique. The right-hander felt discomfort in the left side of his abdomen on his final warm-up pitch in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s 7-3 victory over the New
12:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Milwaukee Brewers will be without a pair of outfielders as they look to win their three-game home series with the Chicago Cubs, as Lorenzo Cain has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left quad and Christian Yelich is out for the third straight game
1:22 PM ET Major League Baseball has once again teamed with the independent Atlantic League to test rule changes designed to keep starting pitchers in the game longer and create more balls in play. In the second half of Atlantic League play this summer, starting Aug. 3, the pitching rubber will be moved back 1
11:18 AM ET NEW YORK — Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme led to the former Mets owners being embroiled in a $1 billion lawsuit, has died in prison at age 82. Madoff burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned a 150-year prison term. He died of natural causes at the Federal Medical Center in
12:03 AM ET We can call Tuesday night the “Night of the 11 Aces,” which might refer to the time Uncle Bob won all the money at family poker night, but on this evening refers to the unusual gift of seeing 11 legitimate preseason Cy Young candidates all starting. The marquee matchup was the American
1:13 AM ET Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras let his bat do the talking on Tuesday night after getting hit by a Milwaukee Brewers pitcher for the seventh time over the past two seasons. Contreras hit a go-ahead eighth inning home run then shushed the crowd while rounding the bases. “It feels good to shut
6:01 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — This no-hitter, it turned out, came with a cup of Joe. Fresh off pitching the first no-no in the San Diego Padres‘ 52-year history, Joe Musgrove found out his achievement served up a positive effect on his family, too. The right-hander’s parents own and operate a coffee shop
4:49 PM ET The Chicago Cubs placed infielder Matt Duffy on the COVID-19 related injured list, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. He joins relievers Brandon Workman, Jason Adam and Dan Winkler on the list after two coaches — first base coach Craig Driver and bullpen coach Chris Young — tested positive recently. The Cubs had
2:36 PM ET ESPN News Services James Paxton‘s first season back with the Seattle Mariners has come to an abrupt end, as the left-hander will undergo season-ending surgery, manager Scott Servais said Tuesday. Servais said Paxton will have surgery on his left elbow, but did not say Tommy John. Paxton, 32, went on the 10-day
12:58 PM ET Associated Press The United States’ delayed second chance at qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament has been moved to the spring training home of the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals and the exhibition ballpark of the New York Mets. The Baseball Americas Qualifier will be played on the east coast of
10:47 AM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Timberwolves will play the visiting Brooklyn Nets at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday without fans. The rare weekday matinee tilt comes after Monday’s game was postponed following the police shooting of Daunte Wright. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, died Sunday after a police officer shot him in the