10:33 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Punisher has punished again. Cincinnati Reds rookie Aristides Aquino went deep against the Washington Nationals on Monday night, making him the first player in MLB history to hit eight home runs in his first 12 career games. Aquino’s latest blast came was a mammoth solo shot against Nats reliever

4:23 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig has dropped the appeal for his three-game suspension for his involvement in a brawl when he was with Cincinnati. Puig will begin serving his ban Monday night when the Indians, who have climbed back into a tie for first in the American League Central,

8:24 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants announced Sunday during a pregame ceremony honoring the 1989 National League championship team that Will Clark’s No. 22 will be retired next year. Clark, now a special assistant with the team, was joined on the field for the announcement by several other former Giants from

Aug 2, 2019 Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The scene was familiar to fans of the San Francisco Giants. Madison Bumgarner was on the mound. Behind him, Brandon Belt was at first base, and Brandon Crawford at shortstop. They blew an early lead, but Pablo Sandoval got

1:20 PM ET CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s confidence level in returning to the team next year is “very high,” he said on Sunday. Maddon, 65, is in the final year of a five-year deal with the team, and his contract situation won’t be decided until after the 2019 season. “I’m operating like

2:43 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — As Mets rookie Luis Guillorme stepped in to lead off the eighth inning, teammate J.D. Davis was in the clubhouse, studying video of Washington’s struggling bullpen. He had just queued up tape of Daniel Hudson — a hard-throwing right-hander warming in the bullpen — when he heard

10:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Dodgers manager Dave Roberts apologized for yelling at Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray a day after the benches cleared following the final pitch on Friday night. “Dave wanted to apologize; he sincerely didn’t know it was me he was yelling at,” Ray said ahead of Saturday’s game. “I get it.

3:13 PM ET Tim Tebow‘s minor league season has ended early for the second straight year, according to multiple reports. While playing for the New York Mets‘ Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse, the 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback suffered a cut hand while fielding a ball in the outfield on July 21 and was placed on the

2:43 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Carson Kelly hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and a tiebreaking solo shot in the 11th, propelling the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 comeback victory over the major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Both benches cleared after the final out when

11:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Todd Frazier clobbered a tying, three-run homer and Michael Conforto then lined a game-ending single as the New York Mets stormed back in the ninth inning to stun the Washington Nationals 7-6 Friday night for their seventh straight win. Trailing 6-3, the Mets rallied against closer Sean