6:05 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Sidelined by an oblique strain, New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto would not speculate whether he could return for the March 26 regular-season opener against Washington. “I feel very good right now. It’s different for everybody — the timeline can be short or long,” Conforto
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12:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday will announce a ban on gatherings and events of more than 250 people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, according to multiple reports. The ban will include sporting events and concerts, according to
7:50 AM ET The new MLB Rank from ESPN of Major League Baseball’s top 100 players is out, and as usual, my compulsive need to project the future already has me thinking about the 2021 list. After all, who likes waiting? Since I’m curious about what next year’s top 20 could look like, rather than
4:52 PM ET Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech made an impressive return from Tommy John surgery with a 1-2-3 inning Tuesday in a spring training game against the Texas Rangers. According to reporters present in Glendale, Arizona, Kopech’s first four pitches were clocked over 100 mph. Kopech, ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect
8:00 AM ET The results are in, and ESPN has determined Major League Baseball’s top 100 players for the 2020 season. But not everyone is going to agree with who wound up where. In the wake of the release of this year’s voting by 40 of ESPN’s baseball experts, we asked three of our voters
9:45 PM ET NORTH PORT, Fla. — I had to see the King one last time. I watched Felix Hernandez’s final start with the Mariners in September on television, an emotional farewell to the city and fans he pitched in front of for 15 seasons. The King’s Court, his personal cheering section all clad in
12:00 AM ET Do Damage. That phrase emblazoned across sweatshirts during baseball’s postseason the past few seasons came across as a longing, desperate attempt by marketing sloganeers to find some way, any way, for baseball to return to the cool, Madison Avenue merchandising game now dominated by the NBA. After Reggie, Fernando and Junior, this
10:33 AM ET Barry Bonds says Major League Baseball has given him a “death sentence,” telling The Athletic that he feels exiled by the sport since retiring in 2007. Bonds’ comments, published Sunday, were part of a wide-ranging interview with The Athletic, which originally intended to discuss modern hitting trends with baseball’s all-time home run
7:26 PM ET Chicago White Sox right-handed pitching prospect Michael Kopech is set to make his Cactus League debut on Tuesday for his first game action since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2018. Kopech, ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect in Major League Baseball by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, is scheduled to start the game
4:43 PM ET Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun was hit in the mouth by a fastball thrown by Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias in the bottom of first inning of a spring training game Sunday in Surprise, Arizona, and he left the field on a cart. Calhoun was able to get to his feet,