5:28 PM ET Jerry Humphrey III “All Rise.” The honorable New York Yankees right fielder, Aaron Judge, has finally met someone his height after standing next to Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz. The moment was captured in a now-viral picture taken during Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates. 1 Related Cruz, a 23-year-old from the

7:00 AM ET Most teams are officially at the halfway mark of the season. While some have all but secured a spot in October, others are fighting to stay in playoff contention. Houston continues to close the gap between itself and the Yankees, with New York having lost three of its past six games, including

2:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — It appears Bruce Meyer will stick around to lead baseball players in the next round of collective bargaining in 2026. Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday after leading the union’s negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended

9:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers versatile outfielder Chris Taylor has a left foot fracture and will be sidelined indefinitely, he told reporters Tuesday. Taylor exited Saturday’s win because of what was then called a left foot contusion, and then left Monday’s win because of a swollen ankle. A CT scan revealed

9:35 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Four baseball fans were injured by bullet fragments from outside the Coliseum while attending a postgame July 4 fireworks show, Oakland police and the Athletics said Tuesday. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police and the A’s said. Because the A’s 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays

7:29 PM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox are on the verge of getting a middle-of-the-lineup slugger back from injury, as outfielder Eloy Jimenez is set to be activated in the next day or two, manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday. Jimenez, 25, was greeted by teammates in the White Sox clubhouse after completing a

3:57 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper says “I will be back at some point” to play this season, but won’t put a timetable on when he can return from his broken left thumb. Harper was injured last month when he was hit by a 97 mph pitch from San Diego

4:51 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox talked to Major League Baseball on Monday about postponing their game against the Minnesota Twins after a gunman opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 others. After speaking with MLB

12:20 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts missed his team’s 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday after leaving a day earlier with a cut on his left thigh that required seven stitches. Manager Alex Cora said the three-time All-Star was “pretty sore.” “He texted me early.

Jul 3, 2022 ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated Mookie Betts from the injured list ahead of their 4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in Sunday’s series finale. Betts was back in his familiar leadoff spot and playing right field. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two walks and scored both