Jun 19, 2022 Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was not in his team’s lineup for Sunday night’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox because of a hand injury and is considered day-to-day, manager Dusty Baker said. “Hopefully it will just be a few days,” Baker said prior to his team’s 4-3 win. Baker told

3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez was out of the lineup Sunday for the second straight game because of right thumb soreness. Ramirez underwent an MRI on Sunday morning and results are expected Monday. These were the first two games Ramirez has missed this season. Ernie Clement got the

Jun 18, 2022 Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seventeen years and 11 days after Ryan Zimmerman was the first player ever drafted by the new-to-town Washington Nationals, and a little more than eight months after he appeared in his last game for the franchise, his No. 11 became the first jersey number retired by the club.

Jun 18, 2022 Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain was designated for assignment on Saturday, the team announced before its game against the Cincinnati Reds. Cain, 36, was hitting .179 in 145 at-bats while the Brewers’ offense struggled throughout June. The veteran was 4-for-26 this month with no walks and seven strikeouts. As a team, the

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11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts is headed to the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday night. Roberts scratched Betts from the lineup for the second consecutive game Saturday, but said previously that he didn’t expect the injury to be serious and that the star

9:41 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada left Friday night’s 13-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the third inning with tightness in his left hamstring. Moncada pulled up after running to first base on a groundout in the second inning and was limping slightly as he

Jun 16, 2022 ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has approved the sale of a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians to David Blitzer, who also has ownership shares in the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, according to multiple reports. Blitzer initially will have 25-30% ownership and will have the right to increase his

7:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Miami Marlins placed first baseman Jesus Aguilar and right fielder Jesus Sanchez on the injured list Friday, though the team did not specify why. Manager Don Mattingly said he couldn’t talk about the medical issues of Aguilar and Sanchez, who rank third and fourth on the

1:18 AM ET St. Louis Cardinals veteran catcher Yadier Molina has been placed on the 10-day injured list as he deals with right knee inflammation, the team announced Friday. According to a report in The Athletic on Thursday, the Cardinals are bracing for Molina to miss “at least a few weeks.” To take his place