Jun 5, 2022 Miguel Andujar has requested a trade from the New York Yankees after being demoted to the minors, according to multiple reports. Andujar informed Yankees manager Aaron Boone of his desire to be traded Friday after New York optioned the outfielder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to reports. The New York Post reported that

Jun 5, 2022 Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Injured New York Mets ace Max Scherzer confirmed Saturday that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won’t slow his recovery from an oblique strain. The New York Post reported earlier Saturday that the right-handed Scherzer was bitten by a dog

Jun 5, 2022 Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers‘ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one

1:28 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized Saturday night for tweets he sent with anti-gay language as a teenager that surfaced during St. Louis’ game against the Chicago Cubs. Twitter users directed Donovan’s tweets to the attention of reporters during a doubleheader in Chicago, including at least one that used

12:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez may be out until at least September with a lat muscle strain. Orioles general manager Mike Elias offered an update on Sunday, saying that the pitcher’s injury is of the Grade 2 variety, which would mean a recovery timeline of up to 12

2:00 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not know that prevents teams from using non-pitchers with a deficit of five runs or fewer. With

12:46 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs called up their top pitching prospect, righty Caleb Kilian, and started him in Game 2 of their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday evening. Kilian went five innings in his major league debut, giving up three runs on three hits against the Cardinals, who won the

Jun 3, 2022 ESPN News Services Joe Girardi managed a Philadelphia Phillies team with the reigning National League MVP, five 2021 All-Stars, a payroll above the luxury tax and expectations of ending the NL’s longest playoff drought. But buried deep in the NL East standings and with a sagging bullpen, defensive deficiencies and slumbering starts

7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Stepping into a major league clubhouse for the first time can be an intimidating experience for any rookie. For Juan Yepez, who joined the St. Louis Cardinals on May 3 after spending the first month of the season in Triple-A Memphis, he was about to join a locker room full