12:57 AM ET CHICAGO — White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn was ejected from his start against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday after tossing his belt to umpires from the dugout during a foreign-substance inspection. After getting the third out in the top of the fourth inning, Lynn came off the mound quickly while third-base umpire
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9:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Pillar hit a three-run home run in the 12th inning, lifting the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Wednesday hours after the team’s owner called out its hitters for a lack of production. With his club stuck in a five-game skid, Mets
6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Anthony Rizzo is back in the New York Yankees‘ lineup after a bout with COVID-19, and closer Aroldis Chapman was also activated prior to Wednesday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Rizzo, acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on July 29, is starting at first base
9:11 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained left knee. Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, speaking to reporters before Toronto played the Washington Nationals, was unsure of any type of timeline for Springer to rehabilitate and return, though Montoyo said he hoped he
11:50 PM ET Look, you never want to overreact too much to one game in baseball — or in this case, two games in one day — but after watching the New York Yankees sweep the Boston Red Sox in a doubleheader on Tuesday and pass Boston by percentage points in the standings, the obvious
6:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles reinstated rookie slugger Ryan Mountcastle from the concussion injured list on Tuesday. Mountcastle was in the lineup batting fourth and playing first base at Tampa Bay. He had been out since he took a hard tag to the head while trying to steal
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten-rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the issues and storylines that will determine
2:51 AM ET ESPN News Services Cole Hamels went on the 60-day IL with an unspecified injury on Monday, effectively ending his season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 37-year-old lefty signed a one-year deal less than two weeks ago. He missed nearly all of the 2020 season with a shoulder injury, pitching only 3
5:35 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have agreed to a settlement with the family of a 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball during a 2019 Astros game at Minute Maid Park, the family’s attorney said Monday. Attorney Richard Mithoff said the settlement terms with parents Jonathan David Scott and Alexandra
8:00 AM ET Nearly 100,000 people flooded onto the floor of the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention in suburban Chicago, all jostling for space while peering into glass cases. Some were there to buy, shelling out anywhere from a couple of bucks to hundreds of thousands on cards. Others just wanted a glimpse of what