12:00 AM ET We had a ridiculous catch, throw and double play that wasn’t officially a double play on Sunday and, yes, it involved Ramon Laureano, the rocket-armed center fielder for the Oakland Athletics: The catch. The throw. The backup. The most unreal double play you’ll ever see 😱#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/vuB5EsgDhd — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) April

9:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Cincinnati Reds outfielder Matt Kemp exited Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Padres in the fourth inning after running into the left-field wall while tracking a fly ball one inning earlier. He was diagnosed with a chest wall contusion, according to the team. Kemp slammed into the wall while reaching

1:40 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Austin Meadows on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb. Meadows was hurt when he awkwardly slid into third base on a two-run triple in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 6-5 loss to the Boston Red

1:09 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols surpassed Babe Ruth for fifth place in baseball history with his 1,993rd career RBI. Pujols passed the Babe in the ninth inning on Saturday night with a solo homer to center field off Anthony Swarzak, though the Angels lost to

10:15 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — When a fan ran on the field during the Blue Jays–Athletics game, he got tossed by umpire Jeff Nelson. Quite literally, actually. Nelson, 53, put a swift end to the fan’s elusive romp at the Coliseum on Saturday, grabbing the man with both hands near second base

1:52 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cubs ace Jon Lester could be close to rejoining Chicago’s rotation after pitching a simulated game. Lester threw 45 pitches Saturday. Manager Joe Maddon says he looked “very good,” and the Cubs will see how he feels Sunday before determining the next step. Maddon did not rule out

12:19 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Mike Pagliarulo has been fired as hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, who rank last in the majors in runs. Pagliarulo had been with the team since 2017. Assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey was promoted to interim head hitting coach, and Eric Duncan was made the assistant hitting

6:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with first baseman Logan Morrison, the team announced Friday. The deal includes an opt-out date of July 1, and Morrison, 31, will make $1 million if he’s added to the major league roster, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

12:52 PM ET The Boston Red Sox placed infielder Eduardo Nunez on the 10-day injured list with a mid-back strain, retroactive to Thursday, the team announced. With second baseman Dustin Pedroia and infielder Brock Holt also on the IL, the Red Sox called up infielders Tzu-Wei Lin and Michael Chavis from Triple-A Pawtucket. Chavis, 23,

1:31 AM ET Cleveland Indians prospect Will Benson hit four home runs for Class-A Lake County on Thursday night. He’s the first minor leaguer to hit four homers in a game since 2014, when Yankees prospect Mike Ford hit four for Class-A Charleston and Diamondbacks prospect Jon Griffin also accomplished the feat for Mobile in