3:18 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Mookie Betts was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Tuesday after getting hit on the right forearm a night earlier, but manager Dave Roberts doesn’t expect it to be a long-term issue. Roberts said X-rays on Betts’ arm were negative after the former MVP took
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10:01 PM ET Freddie Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP, indicated Tuesday that he is apparently uninterested in negotiating a long-term contract extension with the Atlanta Braves during the regular season. Freeman is eligible for free agency after the 2021 season. “I don’t know if we could really even talk right now,” Freeman said on
4:59 PM ET Veteran infielder Neil Walker announced his retirement Tuesday after 12 major league seasons. Born in Pittsburgh, he played his first seven seasons for the Pirates before playing for the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies over his final five seasons. Walker, 35, made his announcement
7:00 AM ET “Mind-boggling.” “A mystery.” “It’s hard to figure.” Those are some of the words scouts and opposing pitchers used when asked about a Chicago Cubs offense that sits dead last in the majors in many categories, including a .192 team batting average that’s among the all-time worst through 15 games. What’s most confusing
2:57 PM ET An MRI performed on Ronald Acuna Jr. showed he has a mild abdominal strain and he is day-to-day, the Atlanta Braves announced Monday. The star outfielder left the Braves’ blowout victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night in the fourth inning with the injury. Acuna had reached base via a walk
Apr 18, 2021 ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jay Bruce had seen enough. Having made the New York Yankees‘ Opening Day roster, he couldn’t stomach his poor start to the season. So the three-time All-Star outfielder decided to retire at age 34 after Sunday’s 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay. “Just the consistent underperformance for
3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Monday’s game between the Twins and Athletics at Oakland Coliseum has been postponed as the Twins organization continues to conduct testing and contact tracing for COVID-19. The game has been tentatively rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, with Game 1 scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Twins’
10:01 PM ET It was a disastrous weekend at Yankee Stadium for the men in pinstripes. In a boo-filled 8-2 loss on Friday to the Tampa Bay Rays, fans littered the field with baseballs and other objects in the eighth inning, creating a short delay. On Saturday, the New York Yankees couldn’t solve Tyler Glasnow
11:37 AM ET The Washington Nationals have put pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, the team announced Sunday. Strasburg was set to start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he was replaced by 34-year-old right-hander Paolo Espino. Espino exited after 75 pitches, allowing two earned runs and striking out three
1:51 PM ET CHICAGO — The wait was worth it, according to Atlanta Braves infielder Sean Kazmar Jr. Kazmar, 36, got his first big league at-bat in more than 12 years on Saturday, grounding into a double play as a pinch-hitter in the Braves 13-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The result of the play