6:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines is mortal after all. After throwing a perfect game April 10 — the first in Japanese baseball in 28 years — and eight perfect innings April 17 before being pulled after 102 pitches, Sasaki gave up a hit on his

12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. is attacking his minor league rehabilitation assignment as if motivated to rush the Atlanta Braves‘ May 6 target date for coming off the injured list. Acuna, 24, working his way back from a torn right ACL, stole his second base of his rehab while

Apr 22, 2022 Blake Treinen, a setup man who is one of the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ most important relief pitchers, was placed on the injured list Friday with what the team described as right shoulder discomfort. The severity of Treinen’s injury was not yet known. Treinen, who had a 2.48 ERA in 99 appearances for

2:48 PM ET Miguel Cabrera has joined an elite club, recording his 3,000th career hit with a single off Antonio Senzatela against the Colorado Rockies. Cabrera is also just the seventh player in major league history with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols and

Apr 21, 2022 ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has had his administrative leave extended by Major League Baseball and the players’ association through April 29, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple media reports. He was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the union and MLB’s joint domestic violence

12:16 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball’s Hall of Fame is restructuring its veterans committees for the third time in 12 years. The Hall said Friday it is revamping the panels into the Contemporary Baseball Era from 1980 on and Classic Baseball Era for before 1980. The Contemporary Baseball Era will hold a

Apr 21, 2022 BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team’s three-game road trip against the Rays that begins Friday. Cora, who is vaccinated and boosted, has been experiencing mild symptoms. He had been living in a hotel room for the past week after one of his

7:00 AM ET Dave Dombrowski knew the moment could go one of two ways. On April 11, 25-year-old third baseman Alec Bohm had made three errors in a game against the New York Mets, and the Philly crowd was showering him with boos. After Bohm was caught on camera mouthing ‘I f—ing hate this place,”

Apr 20, 2022 CHICAGO — The Braves and Cubs traded pitchers on Wednesday night with Atlanta reacquiring right-hander Jesse Chavez for left-hander Sean Newcomb. Chavez, 38, was a key member of the Atlanta bullpen in 2021, helping the Braves to a World Series championship. He appeared in 30 regular-season games last year, compiling a 2.14

7:29 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into the Washington Nationals‘ baseball stadium for a pregame demonstration.