5:26 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss his team’s three-game series against the Pirates, which begins Tuesday night. General manager Mike Chernoff said Francona will have a “scheduled procedure” to address a gastrointestinal issue. Francona also sat out seven games Aug. 3-9 because of the ailment. The Indians

9:41 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. You’ve likely read this before, maybe even in the past 24 hours if you follow Major League Baseball closely: “The bullpen let a close game get away in a disastrous seventh [or eighth or ninth] inning …” That’s because

2:18 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first grand slam gave the 21-year-old the major league lead in home runs over Mike Trout and a career-high seven RBIs. Jayce Tingler was less than pleased when the budding star returned to the dugout, particularly since it was the Texas homecoming for the

5:43 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton‘s career in pinstripes has included what seems like a never-ending list of trips to the injured list that has drawn the ire of Yankees fans since the former National League MVP was

12:40 PM ET San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham has a broken hamate bone in his hand and could miss the rest of the regular season. Padres manager Jayce Tingler confirmed the injury during an interview Monday morning with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, saying the expected recovery timeline for the injury is 4-6 weeks.

5:27 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher to give up four straight home runs in his major league debut when the Chicago White Sox knocked him around in the fifth inning Sunday. Yoan Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez connected during a six-run

Aug 15, 2020 Associated Press MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves decided to place outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. on the 10-day injured list retroactively Saturday because of lingering wrist soreness, and they’re hoping he can return next weekend. The 2018 NL Rookie of the Year hasn’t played since Monday because of inflammation in his left wrist.

7:30 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry in 2020 is as lopsided as it’s been in quite some time. Just two years ago, the Red Sox were eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs on their way to a World Series title. This season, the Yankees are on track to get

10:15 PM ET CHICAGO — It’s the stuff they might write a movie about someday as the St. Louis Cardinals returned to a Major League Baseball field in dramatic fashion Saturday, sweeping the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader, after the team had missed the past 19 days of competition because of a coronavirus outbreak

3:25 PM ET CHICAGO — While declaring it “Opening Day” again for his team on Saturday, St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak described what he thinks led to a coronavirus outbreak, which sidelined the Cardinals after just five games this season. “We had some pretty tight rooms when we were up in Minneapolis,” Mozeliak said