4:39 PM ET Jake Lamb is expected to miss six weeks after an MRI revealed a Grade 2 left quad strain, the Diamondbacks said Friday. Lamb had an RBI double in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Padres, but pulled up lame heading into second base. He was tended to by athletic

12:36 AM ET Trevor Bauer will tell you he’s going to win the 2019 Cy Young Award. In fact, he’s already said it. In a profile in Sports Illustrated a couple of months ago — you should read the whole piece — he told writer Ben Reiter: “There’s optimization to be done, but I’m going

11:11 PM ET Noah Syndergaard wasn’t happy Thursday, and the schedule again was the culprit. Following a 5-1 trip to start the season, the Mets got back to New York after 2 a.m. Thursday in the wake of a 6-4 victory at Miami the previous night. They were even held up about 30-45 minutes postgame

3:13 PM ET BALTIMORE – For the past year, Troy Tulowitzki has been desperate to prove that even after having surgery on both of the heels on his aging body, he’s still a good and dependable shortstop. He doesn’t have many believing him now. It was while running out of the right-handed hitter’s batter’s box

2:34 AM ET My favorite quote of the offseason was National League MVP Christian Yelich saying in an interview that pitching is so good these days that “every hit feels like a miracle.” That’s some excellent hyperbole, except in the case of Jacob deGrom, with whom it rings 100 percent true. The ace of the

9:47 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and hitting coach Alex Cintron were been ejected after consecutive pitches at Texas. Cintron and others on the bench apparently questioned a low strike called on Tyler White in the second inning Wednesday night. When plate umpire Ron Kulpa looked toward the

2:33 PM ET Associated Press HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation released its first group of players able to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations, and some could be playing in the United States this year. The 34 players are 17 to 25, classified as international amateurs under MLB rules and eligible to

1:58 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado was called out on batter’s interference after dropping his bat near Diamondbacks catcher John Ryan Murphy as Murphy tried to catch a popup, a disputed decision that led to Padres manager Andy Green’s ejection. Machado appeared to brush Murphy as he broke out of the

9:10 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Nationals are adjusting to life after Bryce Harper. They might have to get used to life without Trea Turner, too. In the bottom of the first inning of a much anticipated game against the Philadelphia Phillies that was billed as Harper’s homecoming, Turner exited early with an apparent finger

1:21 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and the team are finalizing an eight-year, $100 million contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. The deal includes a $10 million buyout on two options that