6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Milwaukee Brewers reliever John Axford was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, one day after his first major league appearance since 2018 was cut short by a right elbow injury. The team recalled left-hander Angel Perdomo from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move, and also placed infielder Keston

Aug 2, 2021 CHICAGO — Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer says his “greatest source of frustration” was the team’s inability to sign any of their stars to long-term contracts before trading them last Friday. Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez were the talk of the baseball world last week as all three

12:08 PM ET After being canceled last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Little League World Series is back for 2021. Although the continuing effects of the pandemic will limit the competitors to U.S.-based teams only, all the action from the start regional play across the country through the excitement in Williamsport will be

5:57 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Former All-Star outfielder David Dahl was designated for assignment Monday by the rebuilding Texas Rangers, who added DJ Peters to their roster after getting the outfielder on a waiver claim from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dahl hit .210 with four homers and 18 RBIs in his 63

7:05 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are keeping players and staff updated about the surge of COVID-19 cases in Florida. Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Monday night’s game with Seattle that the team’s training staff is “pretty adamant about getting messages out and keeping people aware” of

6:21 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale will make a fifth minor league rehab start later this week for Triple-A Worcester as he moves closer to pitching in the majors for the first time since Aug. 13, 2019. Sale had Tommy John surgery in March 2020. “We’ll

Jul 31, 2021 ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Season-ending shoulder surgery for San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is “on the table” if his condition does not improve enough over the next 10 days, according manager Jayce Tingler. The Padres placed Tatis on the 10-day injured list Saturday, a day after he

1:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on Sunday, a day after he scored the tying run as a pinch-runner in a comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The 26-year-old Guillorme is batting .293 in 56 games this

11:51 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — White Sox rookie Seby Zavala hit the first three home runs of his career, including a grand slam, but the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat Chicago 12-11 on Saturday night. Zavala became the first player in big league history to hit his first three career home runs

7:00 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and will be away from the team while it continues its series against the New York Yankees. The 60-year-old Mattingly experienced mild symptoms when he arrived at the park for the game. The former Yankees star was