1:54 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ Lance McCullers on Sunday pitched in a major league game for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2018. The right-hander pitched two-thirds of an inning and didn’t allow a run against the St. Louis Cardinals in West Palm Beach, Florida. He retired Kolten Wong on a

7:38 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Yu Darvish‘s spring training debut began exactly the way he predicted. First pitch, home run. Orlando Arcia connected right away, launching a drive over the fence in left center field, prompting the Chicago Cubs right-hander to rapidly snap his glove open and closed, imploring the plate umpire

5:40 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge underwent an MRI that came back negative and is scheduled for another test Monday as the team tries to determine the cause of his ailing right shoulder. Manager Aaron Boone said Judge “was not right” while taking batting practice in

11:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” For baseball players taking advantage of a new drug policy in which marijuana use is permissible, the commissioner has a warning: Just don’t show up to the ballpark high. Even though Major

7:12 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Salvador Perez was back behind the plate for the first time since Tommy John surgery. The six-time All-Star caught the first four innings of the Kansas City Royals‘ 3-1 loss to a San Francisco split squad on Friday. “I was super-excited to be back behind the home

6:46 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw struck out four batters without allowing a hit in his spring training debut Friday, the first step toward a possible Opening Day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kershaw, the Dodgers’ longtime ace, faced a Milwaukee Brewers lineup with five expected regulars, including Brock Holt and

11:45 AM ET The narrative is spreading rapidly in the early days of spring training, told with a certain taste of glee. The Astros are getting hit by a lot of pitches! The cheaters are getting their comeuppance! They’re already being targeted and it’s not even the regular season! There are Twitter accounts with names

7:03 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Curt Flood’s widow has a simple explanation for why her late husband, who is revered by players for sacrificing his career to advocate for free agency, has not been enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame. “I think the holdup is that he got on a lot of people’s

6:27 PM ET William Weinbaum A judge ruled Thursday that baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, his predecessor, Bud Selig, and his top deputy, Dan Halem, are to be deposed by April 3 in a lawsuit over injuries a fan suffered three years ago when he was hit in the head by a foul ball at Wrigley

12:17 PM ET Associated Press WESTON, Mass. — Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is cleaning house, and you might be surprised by what he’s selling. The man known to Red Sox fans as Big Papi is, of course, selling tons of memorabilia from his baseball career. But he is also selling other sundry