7:00 AM ET A Google search for “Houston Astros” and “evil empire” generates more than 1 million results, with headlines such as: “Are the Houston Astros the new evil empire of baseball?” and “Jose Abreu signing helps Astros approach evil empire status” and “The new evil empire: Houston Astros look to erase stain of cheating

4:06 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Johnny Cueto on the 15-day injured list and infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Cueto has right biceps tightness and Wendle, whose designation is retroactive to Monday, is dealing with a right intercostal strain. Cueto, 37, took the loss in his Miami debut Monday

5:19 PM ET The New York Mets placed right-hander Tommy Hunter on the 15-day injured list Tuesday because of back spasms. The 36-year-old reliever has an 11.25 ERA in two games this season, allowing five runs on six hits in four innings. Hunter is 56-46 with a 4.03 ERA in 496 games (76 starts) with

11:35 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are planning to retire the No. 25 of former five-time All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones in September. Jones will be the 11th Braves player in history to have his number retired. “It’s a great honor getting your number retired. You don’t think about things like that while you’re playing.

Apr 2, 2023 Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has become the first person in the Tampa Bay Rays‘ Hall of Fame. Zimmer was honored in a ceremony before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. He spent

Apr 1, 2023 Associated Press SEATTLE — Robbie Ray was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday by the Seattle Mariners because of a left flexor strain. After going through the entire 2022 season with none of Seattle’s starting pitchers missing a turn due to injury, it took two games for the Mariners’ rotation to

Apr 1, 2023 SAN DIEGO — Jake Cronenworth has signed a seven-year extension with the San Diego Padres through the 2030 season, the team announced Saturday. The extension, which begins next season and buys out five free agent seasons, is worth $80 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Cronenworth, 29, was set

11:18 AM ET The Washington Nationals placed Corey Dickerson on the 10-day injured list Sunday and recalled fellow outfielder Stone Garrett from Triple-A Rochester. Dickerson, 33, has a left calf strain and left Saturday’s 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He is hitless in three at-bats through two games to start his first season with

Mar 30, 2023 Shohei Ohtani began the 2023 season with a twist: calling his own pitches through a PitchCom device hidden underneath his jersey near his left shoulder. The new look, with Ohtani appearing to jab at his armpit before each pitch, was the only departure from his usual dominance. He threw six shutout innings

1:23 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Trayce Thompson not only took out his frustrations on a left-hander, he helped one as well with a career night to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers to an easy victory. Thompson hit three home runs, including a grand slam in his first at-bat of the season, and