8:45 PM ET Chicago Cubs infielder Patrick Wisdom reached a milestone on Sunday accomplished by only two other players in history. Wisdom, 29, hit two home runs in the Cubs’ 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants, giving him seven long balls in his first eight starts with his new team. According to the Elias
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7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The Chicago Cubs have exceeded preseason expectations so far in 2021. Entering Monday’s series opener against the San Diego Padres (10 p.m. ET on ESPN), the Cubs are now seven games over .500 at 33-26 and in a tight battle with the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals for the
12:55 AM ET In the first series of the 2021 season between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Red Sox went into Yankee Stadium and swept the Yankees in the Bronx for the first time since 2011, including a wild 6-5, 10-inning victory on Sunday. Some takeaways from the series … •
7:50 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Tyler Zombro is out of his hospital bed and walking with some assistance, Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Saturday. Zombro, a 26-year-old reliever for the Rays’ Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls, has been in stable condition at Duke University Hospital since being hit in the
7:30 AM ET Expectations are only expectations. Coming into the 2021 MLB season, many baseball observers considered the American League East the New York Yankees‘ division to lose. Fast forward two months and New York is looking up in the standings at three teams — the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay
11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Scott Kazmir, the 37-year-old left-hander who returned to the major leagues two weeks ago after nearly five years away, was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. San Francisco announced the move prior to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. A three-time
Jun 3, 2021 Thursday’s Triple-A game between the Norfolk Tides and Durham Bulls was called in the eighth inning and Friday’s game was postponed after Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro was hit in the head by a line drive in Durham, North Carolina. Zombro, a 26-year-old reliever for the Tampa Bay Rays affiliate, appeared to be
6:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Phil Nevin’s voice cracked and his face flushed. Forced from the New York Yankees third-base coaching box by the coronavirus and infections, he also had to miss his son’s major league debut. “We had talked about that day for a long time,” Nevin said Friday when he
2:29 PM ET After weeks of frustration within the teams, the Cubs and White Sox have been approved for 100% capacity in the stands, with the Cubs announcing they’ll start selling tickets to the entire stadium on Saturday. The White Sox are expected to follow suit soon. Both teams banded together in lobbying the city
Jun 3, 2021 Associated Press CLEVELAND — Like expecting parents, the Cleveland Indians are trying to settle on a name. It’s proving to be a tedious, testing process. The team said Thursday it now has a final list from an initial pool of nearly 1,200 entries. It is vetting the possible team names for legal