6:24 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger will miss the 2021 season because of Tommy John surgery, the team announced Monday after reaching an agreement with the right-hander on a two-year, $11.5 million contract. San Diego said Clevinger’s surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. The Padres acquired Clevinger

12:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Cubs drought buster Theo Epstein will step down as president of baseball operations on Friday. Epstein, 46, has been with the Cubs for nine seasons. When he arrived, he tore the club down to rebuild it, and after a few lean years, the project culminated in the 2016

12:48 AM ET Associated Press Lindy McDaniel, an All-Star reliever who appeared in nearly 1,000 major league games over 21 seasons, has died. He was 84. Bill Chambers, a longtime friend and fellow elder at the Lavon Church of Christ in Lavon, Texas, said McDaniel died of COVID-19 on Saturday night at an acute care

1:53 PM ET Kim Ng mentioned all the people who texted or emailed her — over 1,000 congratulatory messages — since the Miami Marlins announced she had been hired as the team’s general manager on Friday. The list included fellow executives, former players, managers, scouts, writers. She has been working in baseball since 1991, when

12:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is hospitalized in intensive care in Orange County, California, the team announced Sunday. Lasorda, 93, is resting comfortably, according to the team. “The family appreciates everyone’s thoughts and prayers; however, they request their privacy at this time,” the Dodgers said. Lasorda attended

Nov 12, 2020 The American League MVP race in the shortened 60-game 2020 season came down to a pair of sluggers named Jose from the AL Central (and third-place finisher DJ LeMahieu). Here’s why Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu edged Cleveland Indians infielder Jose Ramirez for the AL’s top individual honor. The number

7:00 PM ET ESPN News Services As Opening Day finally approached, Freddie Freeman had far bigger concerns than perfecting his swing and practicing his scoops. Just being able to walk a few steps was hard enough. “It wasn’t the way I wanted to start, with COVID,” the Atlanta Braves first baseman said. “I was able

7:55 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Personal memorabilia from the career of Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench was auctioned for just under $2 million. The sale that involved live and online bidding ended Saturday at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Kentucky, not far from where Bench was a 14-time All-Star

Nov 13, 2020 Associated Press NEW YORK — Ryan Tepera? Baseball fans love to argue over who should win big awards. But there likely was no debate Thursday about the most surprising name on the list of players getting National League MVP votes. That was Tepera, the Chicago Cubs reliever who was 0-1 with a

Nov 13, 2020 Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. — Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden has been sentenced to a year of probation in connection with a drug arrest in New Jersey in 2019. Gooden appeared before a judge in a virtual proceeding on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty in August 2019 to one count