11:04 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have agreed to a minor league deal with right-handed reliever Cody Allen. Allen was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels one day after he gave up four runs over 2/3 of an inning in a 9-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on June 14. Allen had

1:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Indians have designated outfielder Leonys Martin for assignment after his slow start in 2019. Martin, 31, was hitting .199 with nine home runs and 19 RBIs in 65 games for the Indians, who announced the move Saturday. The Indians called up right-hander Aaron Civale in the corresponding

12:34 AM ET NEW YORK — Just when Cameron Maybin had been spared a roster spot amid the New York Yankees‘ latest roster crunch, the outfielder saw his playing time get snatched away anyway. It wasn’t Aaron Judge‘s return from the Yankees’ injured list that did it, either. A victim of his own body, Maybin

10:54 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Dallas Keuchel labored through five innings in his Atlanta debut, coughing up a 3-0 lead as the Braves lost 4-3 to the Washington Nationals on Friday night. Keuchel signed a one-year, $13 million contract on July 7 with the NL East-leading Braves, who hope he can help lead

1:37 PM ET Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson won his appeal and will not be suspended after a benches-clearing incident with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. His fine for the incident was also reduced to $1,000, the source said. Donaldson had been suspended for one game following a skirmish with

1:22 AM ET CHICAGO — It hasn’t exactly been an everyday or even every year occurrence for the Chicago Cubs under Theo Epstein and his front office: A homegrown pitcher making his way to the big leagues with the stuff to stick around. All that might have changed on Thursday, when 24-year-old Venezuelan righty Adbert

6:55 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed starting pitcher Rich Hill has a strained flexor tendon in his forearm and won’t pick up a baseball for at least a month. Hill, 39, who left his Wednesday start after one inning, said he is hopeful he will pitch again this season. Hill, who has battled injuries

8:18 PM ET NEW YORK — CC Sabathia, pitching in the final year of his illustrious major league career, keeps hitting milestones. This time it was a wins mark: 250 of them, to be exact. Seven weeks after becoming the 17th pitcher in big-league history to record 3,000 strikeouts, Sabathia added his name Wednesday to

2:51 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill will be placed on the injured list after leaving Wednesday night’s start against the San Francisco Giants with left forearm discomfort, manager Dave Roberts said. Hill is scheduled for an MRI exam on Thursday. Hill pitched one inning, retiring the