6:48 AM ET Happy MLB Trade Deadline Day Eve! With just one full shopping day remaining until this year’s single deadline and plenty of intrigue remaining, we asked our MLB experts to dive into the players, teams and themes that could make the biggest splash before the clock strikes 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here’s

1:43 AM ET WASHINGTON — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Just ask the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals. The opener of a three-game showdown between National League East rivals Monday night was unofficially branded as the Battle of Newcomer Southpaw Starters. But in the end, Dallas Keuchel and Patrick Corbin mattered

6:36 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Toronto Blue Jays have called up top prospect Bo Bichette about 2 hours before first pitch against the Kansas City Royals on Monday night as they continued with sweeping changes to their big league roster. The move came one day after Toronto shipped pitcher Marcus

11:22 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said he is glad to be home with family after a botched assassination attempt in his native Dominican Republic. More than seven weeks after he was shot, Ortiz said on Instagram in his first public comments, “Being at home and look at

1:07 AM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder/outfielder Kristopher Negron from the Seattle Mariners for minor leaguer Daniel Castro, it was announced Sunday. Negron was recalled by the Mariners from Triple-A earlier this month and has batted .217 in 10 games. Before joining Seattle, he was batting .310 with 12 homers

6:31 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals will likely battle the Atlanta Braves without their ace. Following Washington’s 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, manager Davey Martinez confirmed that Max Scherzer was not able to throw a bullpen session and will probably miss his next scheduled start against the first-place Braves.

11:07 AM ET Edinson Volquez said Saturday that the 2019 season will be his last in the majors but that he is working hard to try to return to the mound for the Texas Rangers before the season ends. The right-hander has been out since suffering a right elbow strain on April 5. He threw

12:42 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Cubs say they are in disbelief as losses continue to mount on the road, many coming in late-inning, heartbreaking fashion. The latest? Saturday’s 5-3, 10-inning loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, which dropped them into a second-place tie with their National League Central rivals. “I’ve never seen anything like

3:53 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Dodgers have placed right-hander Ross Stripling on the 10-day injured list because of tendinitis in his right biceps. The team said before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals that the move is retroactive to July 25. Manager Dave Roberts suspects he’ll miss a start or two. On

1:32 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Every time the Chicago Cubs think they’ve plugged a hole on their roster, another one pops up. After signing closer Craig Kimbrel in June, they probably figured they were set with righties in their bullpen — and that was before they realized Brandon Kintzler was one of their best from