1:10 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has often said that Tim Locastro is the fastest man in the majors. You don’t have to take his word for it: The video game MLB The Show agrees. “He’s got a 99 rating,” Lovullo said, grinning. Locastro showed off that speed Saturday
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6:51 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez was placed on the COVID-19 injured list before Saturday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced. Manager Alex Cora said that Martinez was “under the weather” and had cold symptoms. Infielder Michael Chavis was called up from the team’s alternate training site to fill
7:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees optioned right-hander Domingo German to the team’s alternate training site following a rough outing in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. German allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings, walking one and striking out five. After looking sharp in spring training,
6:26 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Victor Caratini is a no-no catcher. When hometown pitcher Joe Musgrove threw the first no-hitter for the San Diego Padres in franchise history, Caratini became the first MLB catcher to be behind the plate for consecutive no-hitters in the league for different teams. “He was the first
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Chris Archer has been placed on the 10-day injured list after exiting Saturday’s start against the New York Yankees early with right lateral forearm tightness. The Rays are hopeful he will miss only one start, with manager Kevin Cash telling reporters, “we’re looking at it
4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jacob deGrom matched a career best with 14 strikeouts over eight innings, but as is often the case for the two-time Cy Young Award winner, he failed to get any run support as the Miami Marlins blanked the New York Mets 3-0 Saturday. DeGrom (0-1) looked
2:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Opinions about the controversial new Georgia voting law could be found across the state Saturday, as a small group of protesters spoke out about the measure near Augusta National while the governor continued to lambaste Major League Baseball for its decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.
12:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets have placed third baseman J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left hand. Davis was hit in the hand by a 91 mph fastball Tuesday and hasn’t played since. Two sets of X-rays have come back negative, but he’s been
12:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers right-hander Julio Teheran has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain after he was scratched from Friday’s start. Teheran was throwing his final pitches in the bullpen before Friday’s game against the Cleveland Indians when he felt tightness in his right triceps.
11:15 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Outfielder Aaron Judge and third baseman Gio Urshela are back in the lineup for the New York Yankees for Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Judge was held out of New York’s lineup Wednesday night with soreness in his left side and missed Friday’s series opener vs. the
11:36 AM ET ESPN News Services The Milwaukee Brewers have placed second baseman Kolten Wong on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, the team announced Saturday. Wong aggravated the injury while batting during Thursday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 30-year-old Wong had received a standing ovation leading off Thursday’s game.
10:53 PM ET The San Diego Padres are no longer the only major league team without a no-hitter. And for that they can thank local product Joe Musgrove, who twirled his first career no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Friday night. Musgrove’s outing, which included 10 strikeouts
7:52 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers starter Julio Teheran felt tightness in his right triceps while warming up for Friday’s game against the Cleveland Indians and was shut down as a precaution. The team replaced Teheran with left-handed reliever Derek Holland, who made five starts with Pittsburgh last season. Holland had appeared
4:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Free-agent pitcher David Carpenter has been suspended for one year for violating the minor league joint drug prevention and treatment program. The commissioner’s office announced the ban Friday. Carpenter has pitched in six big league seasons and last appeared in the majors in 2019 for the Texas
6:59 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the injured list after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Friday the team is conducting contact tracing and testing in accordance with Major
6:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his college ball 30 miles away from their stadium and elevated his career while playing for them, serving as a central figure for dominant teams that came up just short of a championship. When the Dodgers finally won
5:25 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed concern that one of his star pitchers, Trevor Bauer, has been singled out in Major League Baseball’s renewed effort to curtail the illegal use of foreign substances on baseballs. Bauer’s name surfaced in a recent report from The Athletic stating that multiple baseballs from his
3:46 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela was placed on the COVID injured list due to side effects from a vaccination, the team announced Friday. Urshela was originally listed in the starting lineup, hitting eighth, but