1:58 PM ET CHICAGO — Astros manager Dusty Baker pushed back on Chicago White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera‘s comments regarding potential sign stealing by Houston, calling them “heavy accusations.” “They’re about the same runs, OPS and everything as we are — well, actually, better on the road than we are at home,” Baker said Monday
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Oct 11, 2021 CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal claimed he didn’t intentionally get in the way of a throw from Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel to catcher Martin Maldonado as he ran to first base during a key moment in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the ALDS on Sunday
7:00 PM ET For a team that lost 91 games, the Chicago Cubs are having quite an impact on the 2021 MLB playoffs. Everywhere you look, some recent ex-Cub is turning up as the latest October hero. The trend reached a ridiculous proportion with Monday’s National League Division Series contest between the Atlanta Braves and
11:31 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The wildly dramatic — and sometimes controversial — 2021 MLB playoffs continue Monday with another quadruple-header. To catch you up, the Boston Red Sox took a 2-1 series lead over the Tampa Bay Rays after winning a 13-inning game with a walk-off homer from
Oct 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — For a brief, fleeting moment — the amount of time it took Giants reliever Dominic Leone‘s sixth-inning fastball to travel from his hand to the plate — Cody Bellinger looked like the guy who was the 2019 National League MVP. Bellinger was balanced and quick, two elements of successful
10:35 PM ET MILWAUKEE — In a series chock full of dominant starting pitching, it’s hard to stand out. But Atlanta’s Max Fried did just that on Saturday, and with his latest gem, the Braves are headed home with a split. Fried shut out the Brewers over six innings on Saturday, striking out nine as
Oct 9, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — Giants right-hander Logan Webb pitched one of baseball’s most epic postseason games in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, and he did it by forcing the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn into their own worst enemies. Webb was masterful in his first career postseason start, mixing a
Oct 8, 2021 Associated Press HOUSTON — – MLB Network broadcaster Jim Kaat apologized during Friday’s AL Division Series game between the Astros and White Sox after saying teams should try to “get a 40-acre field full of” players who look like Chicago infielder Yoan Moncada. Kaat, a former All-Star pitcher and longtime commentator for
1:31 PM ET Joey Cora, the third base coach of the Pirates and the brother of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, has been let go by Pittsburgh, the team announced Saturday. “We would like to thank Joey for his passion for the job and his commitment in continuously helping our players grow as big
12:50 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The finalists for the Hank Aaron Award — the first since the legend’s death — include Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bryce Harper, Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr. The winners of