9:35 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Scott Sanderson, the right-hander who helped the Chicago Cubs make two playoff appearances and was a member of four postseason teams during a 19-year career, died Thursday. He was 62. An official with Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, where Sanderson was a member, told The Associated

12:20 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will get his first start of the season Monday, taking the mound at home against the Cincinnati Reds, manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. Kershaw has been sidelined since early in spring training with left shoulder inflammation. The left-hander made his second rehab start on Tuesday, throwing

1:06 AM ET There were some thoughts heading into the 2019 season that we had seen the best of Jose Altuve. The consensus view after a 2018 season in which he .316 with 13 home runs and still finished 13th in the MVP voting: Still an excellent player, but probably no longer an MVP candidate.

9:06 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout is hopeful he won’t be out of the Los Angeles Angels‘ lineup for long, but he remains cautious since it is early in the season. The star outfielder was out of the lineup Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers in order to rest the right

1:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Forbes estimates the New York Yankees are baseball’s most valuable franchise at $4.6 billion, up 15 percent from its figure last year. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second at $3.3 billion, followed by the World Series champion Boston Red Sox at $3.2 billion, the Chicago Cubs ($3.1

12:28 AM ET Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout was removed from Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a right groin strain and is day-to-day, the team said. Peter Bourjos replaced Trout in center field in the top of the fourth inning. Trout finished the game 2-for-2 with a run scored. Through Tuesday,

7:29 PM ET BOSTON — Opening Day at Fenway Park began with the good vibes of the World Series ring ceremony, a final celebration of perhaps the greatest team in Boston Red Sox history. Past Red Sox heroes such as David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling and Mike Lowell brought out the team’s four World

12:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chris Archer received a five-game suspension, and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig got a two-game ban for their roles in a melee Sunday at PNC Park. Reds manager David Bell also received a one-game suspension and, like Puig, an undisclosed fan for what the league called

11:19 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seattle Mariners slugger Edwin Encarnacion homered twice in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Monday night, becoming the fifth player to do it twice in a career. Encarnacion also accomplished the feat with the Blue Jays against the Astros on July 26, 2013.

8:47 PM ET BALTIMORE — Eugenio Velez has company. Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis went 0-for-2 in his first two plate appearances against the Oakland Athletics on Monday night, extending his hitless streak to 46 consecutive at-bats. In doing so, he tied Velez for the longest hitless streak by a position player in major league