12:33 AM ET The biggest declaration of this young baseball season: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now officially carries a very loud, very lethal and very powerful bat. Guerrero launched three home runs and drove in seven runs in the host Toronto Blue Jays‘ 9-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Two were off Max Scherzer,

5:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says 70% of players, on-field staff and support personnel have been fully or partially vaccinated for the novel coronavirus. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday during SporticoLive’s online discussion of its estimates to baseball franchise valuations. In an email to The Associated

7:00 AM ET ON A 68-DEGREE Saturday in late October, Art Shamsky left his apartment to see a friend. He grabbed a baseball and an old glove, and took the subway to a deserted train car on the Long Island Rail Road. New York was still skittish, and Shamsky had been too. He’d never been

1:37 AM ET The last time somebody did what Shohei Ohtani just pulled off — being a game’s starting pitcher while leading the major leagues in home runs — was June 13, 1921. Babe Ruth had already accumulated 19 homers when he took the mound against the Detroit Tigers that day. Ruth batted third and

Apr 25, 2021 ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera has had his three-game suspension for throwing at Milwaukee‘s Brandon Woodruff reduced to two games. Tepera began his suspension with Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers. The Cubs begin a four-game series at Atlanta on Monday night. Tepera also was fined by MLB

4:39 PM ET Associated Press A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected, an official said. Heritage auctions spokesperson Eric Bradley said the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar” opened at

2:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It seemed as if Sunday’s finale, the seventh game in 10 days between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, would finally produce the first dud of this exhilarating matchup. The Dodgers led by six runs, and the Padres were down to their last nine outs, entering

9:30 PM ET As far as baseball controversies go, maybe Madison Bumgarner‘s seven-inning no-hitter on Sunday doesn’t quite rank up there with the designated hitter, Kevin Cash’s decision to take out Blake Snell, or whether Jackie Robinson was safe when he stole home in the 1955 World Series. Or maybe it does. In fact, I

5:08 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was available as a “super emergency guy” on Saturday, a day after the nine-time All-Star exited early with soreness in his right foot. “The initial imaging turned out favorably but they want to do more so he can move it around a little

5:49 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros newcomer Jake Odorizzi exited his start against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday after just five pitches because of tightness in his right forearm. Odorizzi retired leadoff man David Fletcher on a flyball, grimacing on his final pitch. Catcher Jason Castro went to check on him and