7:00 AM ET The rise of the painted baseball bat continues. New York Mets first baseman and defending Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso has teamed up with artist Gregory Siff to create custom-painted bats the slugger will use in the 2021 Derby in Denver. Alonso used a painted bat to win the 2019 Derby,

2:00 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers have canceled Trevor Bauer’s bobblehead night, scheduled for Aug. 19, and have removed all of his merchandise from the team and online store, a team representative confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. In a statement, the Dodgers said they “did not feel it was appropriate” to continue to promote

4:54 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Right-hander Jake Reed was called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and made his major league debut as his wife Janie Reed prepares to play outfield for the U.S. softball team at the Olympics. The Dodgers selected the contract of the 28-year-old pitcher from Triple-A Oklahoma

6:43 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Third baseman Anthony Rendon has been placed on the Los Angeles Angels‘ injured list for the third time before the All-Star break. Rendon went on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left hamstring strain that occurred Sunday. The Angels recalled infielder Jack Mayfield from Triple-A Salt

5:50 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians signed catcher Wilson Ramos and assigned him to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. A two-time All-Star, Ramos spent the first six weeks this season with the Detroit Tigers. The 33-year-old batted .200 with six homers and 13 RBIs in 35 games before he went on the

4:35 PM ET Detroit Tigers third-base coach Chip Hale is returning to the University of Arizona to become the school’s new baseball coach. Hale, an infielder for Arizona from 1984 to ’87, is the school’s all-time leader in games played (255), hits (337) and total bases (507) and was a member of the 1986 squad

10:12 AM ET The San Francisco Giants on Monday unveiled the latest alternate jersey from the City Connect series, one that features an orange and white design, a silhouette of the Golden Gate Bridge and a unique fog gradient across the front, sleeves and numbering of the jerseys. “We took main focuses for us that

5:53 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The game between the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of the path of Tropical Storm Elsa and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. The Rays and Major League Baseball announced the adjusted schedule

7:00 AM ET Major League Baseball and Nike introduced the City Connect series this season to shake up uniform design across the sport in the most dramatic fashion since the league introduced the Turn Ahead the Clock alternates in the late 1990s. Nike has been working with each MLB team to craft a uniform that

Jul 3, 2021 Associated Press WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber limped into the Washington Nationals‘ dugout on Saturday with a heavy wrap poking out of the right side of his shorts. Schwarber was in shower shoes and trying to be upbeat when meeting with reporters after being placed on the 10-day injured list because of a