8:27 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Ted Nichols-Payne, the Texas Rangers‘ radio network engineer for nearly 30 years, collapsed in the parking lot of Globe Life Field before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins and died at a hospital. He was 56. Nichols-Payne worked in Dallas for 31 years at the company now

8:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — About an hour before addressing the packed house at Citi Field, a concentrated Keith Hernandez stared in deep study at his index cards in a mostly empty interview room — his big brother sitting just a step away. Always prepared. Always a pro. Always with Gary by

Jul 8, 2022 The 2022 MLB All-Star starters are here! Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Manny Machado and Jazz Chisholm Jr. all are headed to Los Angeles as starters, with the reserve squad still to be named (5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). Ahead of the announcement, ESPN asked six of its contributors — Bradford Doolittle, Buster

Jul 8, 2022 ESPN News Services Sluggers Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals and Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers will participate in the 2022 All-Star Game, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday. Pujols, Cabrera and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron are the only players in MLB history to register 3,000 hits, 500 home runs

Jul 8, 2022 ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres said Friday that left fielder Jurickson Profar has been diagnosed with a concussion and a neck strain suffered in a collision with rookie shortstop C.J. Abrams the previous night. Profar was discharged overnight from UC San Diego Health, and the team said he is resting.

8:00 PM ET In? Shohei Ohtani. Out? Yordan Alvarez. At least in the American League starting lineup at designated hitter for the July 19 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. Alvarez, the left-handed slugger for the Astros, leads the major leagues in OPS and slugging percentage, batting .312/.410/.665 with 26 home runs heading into Friday’s action,

12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom made his second rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Friday night in Daytona, Florida, allowing three hits in three scoreless innings with six strikeouts and no walks. The right-hander threw 29 of 36 pitches for strikes as he continues to make

1:52 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Minor league players and Major League Baseball were given approval for a four-day delay in submitting the proposed settlement of their lawsuit to a federal court. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero on Thursday approved a request from both sides to reset the deadline for filing the

10:30 AM ET Baseball’s brightest stars are headed to Hollywood. The 2022 MLB All-Star Game is set for July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the day after the Home Run Derby. So which members of your favorite team will represent the American League or National League in this year’s Midsummer Classic? Here’s the

10:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Mike Brito, the legendary international Los Angeles Dodgers scout who discovered Fernando Valenzuela and Julio Urias, among many others, died Thursday afternoon, the team announced. He was 87. Brito — a distinctive presence with his Panama hat, thick mustache, dark sunglasses, long cigar and bulky radar gun — spent