Mar 31, 2023 The San Francisco Giants have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran catcher Gary Sanchez, The Athletic reported Friday. Sanchez can opt out of the deal if he isn’t promoted to the majors by May 1. The two-time All-Star with the New York Yankees struggled last year in his one season

8:32 AM ET ESPN staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Houston Astros were presented with their 2022 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony before their 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Editor’s Picks The Astros swept the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees before defeating the Philadelphia Phillies

Mar 30, 2023 BOSTON — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman felt the Opening Day jitters. Last year was supposed to be his first season opener, but a right triceps strain delayed his debut until May. And so when he woke up on Thursday morning in Boston, hours away from first pitch, he felt the jitters

6:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Rockies closer Daniel Bard will open the season on the injured list because of anxiety. “From my experience, knowing myself, I think just taking a step back, taking time to work through things, get it right, is the best approach,” Bard told reporters Thursday, according to MLB.com. The

7:00 AM ET Major League Baseball’s new rules didn’t impact scoring significantly in Spring Training, and oddsmakers began the season without adjusting their numbers on runs scored, while taking a wait-and-see approach to the pitch clock and elimination of the infield shift. MLB games have averaged 9.1 runs scored over the past five seasons. Last

4:01 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs starter Marcus Stroman was called for a pitch clock violation during the third inning of Chicago’s season-opening 4-0 win over Milwaukee on Thursday, making him the first player to be penalized under the new rule during a regular-season game. Stroman took his place in baseball’s history book for this

1:10 PM ET WHEN ISABELLE DE LEON and Michael Volpe drive to and from work in Manhattan each day, turning on sports talk radio is automatic: WFAN’s Boomer Esiason in the morning, ESPN New York’s Michael Kay on the way home. When the couple met at SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn in 1990, they

7:00 AM ET Welcome to MLB Opening Day 2023! After one of the most exciting preludes to a regular season in recent memory — from offseason chaos to players (and fans) learning baseball’s new rules and enjoying shorter, faster paced games to an epic World Baseball Classic — it’s time to play ball. All 30

9:51 PM ET Associated Press A $185 million settlement in a lawsuit by minor leaguers against Major League Baseball for violating federal minimum wage laws was approved Wednesday by a federal judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero issued his approval in a 36-page order in federal court in San Francisco, finding objections to the

3:00 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print MLB’s 2023 Opening Day is finally here! All 30 teams will play in 15 games Thursday, with 30 of the best pitchers across the majors taking the mound, headlined by eight Cy Young Award winners. ESPN will air a number of the weekend’s most