12:13 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft In a season filled with injuries thus far, fantasy managers surely are seeking replacements. Here are three players well worth adding in ESPN leagues: 2 Related Dylan Cease, SP, Chicago White Sox Call this “Wide Range of Potential Outcomes Thursday.” It rolls off the tongue, right? Cease, a top-25

9:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals star right-hander Stephen Strasburg left Friday night’s 15-3 win in Baltimore after throwing just 16 pitches because of a lingering nerve issue in his right hand, manager Dave Martinez said. Strasburg will receive a CT scan on Saturday, Martinez said, adding that the pitcher was feeling numbness

4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Indians activated pitchers Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger from the restricted list Friday and optioned them to the team’s alternate training site. The pitchers had been placed on the restricted list Tuesday for violating Major League Baseball protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic. Plesac and Clevinger will

5:07 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Zach Plesac said he feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocol last weekend in Chicago. Plesac, 25, said he posted a six-minute video on his

5:49 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James‘ voting-rights group has partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to make Dodger Stadium a polling place for the November general election, marking the first time a

7:13 AM ET Joe Kelly‘s enduring animus toward the Houston Astros players has more to do with how they handled the sign-stealing investigation than the actual cheating itself, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher said in his first extensive interview since his on-field incident July 28 in Houston. In Kelly’s eyes, the Houston players, who were

7:00 AM ET The Aug. 31 MLB trade deadline is still nearly three weeks off, but let’s take an early look at some of the factors that will influence what might happen. Or won’t happen. It’s possible this year’s deadline will be a dud for several reasons: lack of talent available, more teams in the

12:20 AM ET The Chicago Cubs don’t want to think about it as taking advantage of another team’s situation, but the evidence keeps mounting: While opponents struggle to deal with coronavirus-related issues, the first-place team in the NL Central standings continues to be a model for the league off the field while dominating the competition

5:02 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list because of a strained right rib cage. The outfielder suffered the injury in Tuesday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays when he fell while going from first base to third base in the eighth inning. X-rays were

7:00 AM ET Yes, there would an asterisk. Charlie Blackmon acknowledges it. Everyone in Major League Baseball acknowledges it. If Ted Williams were alive, you can be damn sure he would say hitting .400 over 60 games is a terrific feat but not the same accomplishment as doing it over a full season. In Blackmon’s