6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets reliever Yoan Lopez had his three-game suspension cut to one game and was set to serve the penalty Friday night when New York played the Philadelphia Phillies. Lopez was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse before the game and had to immediately sit out. Mets manager Buck Showalter

6:16 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped him prior to Friday’s series opener over a dispute about their fantasy football league. While the Giants warmed up in the outfield, Pham confronted Pederson and smacked him in the cheek before the pair

May 26, 2022 ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Carpenter was inserted to the New York Yankees‘ lineup as the designated hitter after agreeing to a one-year contract on Thursday, a week after he was released from the Texas Rangers‘ minor league system. Carpenter entered the lineup for a series opener at Tampa

10:00 AM ET The Colorado Rockies have unveiled their City Connect uniforms, inspired by the mountains and pine trees of Colorado, the state’s license plate and the state’s “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” signs. The Rockies will debut the new on-field look on June 4 against the Atlanta Braves. 1 Related The uniforms feature the Rocky

9:48 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In a pointed letter to teams last week, Major League Baseball said numerous clubs’ stadiums “fall embarrassingly below the high standards” necessary for women who are part of the game’s traveling parties

May 25, 2022 ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup Wednesday because of right quadriceps tightness. An MRI revealed a Grade 1 strain, and he is day to day. The team announced about 90 minutes before first pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies that Acuna would sit.

2:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Miami Marlins defeated Pablo López in salary arbitration and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Adrian Houser in a pair of cases involving right-handed pitchers, giving teams a 5-2 lead over players in decisions with 11 cases remaining. López will receive $2.45 million rather than the $3 million

6:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season. Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL with right ankle inflammation Wednesday as the ailing Yankees made a flurry of roster moves less than an hour before their series finale against Baltimore. “Feel

6:31 PM ET The New York Yankees placed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a right calf strain, a day after he left a game against the Baltimore Orioles in the seventh inning. Stanton had been replaced by pinch hitter Estevan Florial in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 7-6,

May 23, 2022 ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals placed star catcher Yadier Molina on the bereavement list Monday. The Cardinals also announced that right-hander Alex Reyes is going to have shoulder surgery later this month. The 27-year-old Reyes met with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Monday. He wanted a second