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4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado has left Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies after injuring his left leg while taking a tumble at first base trying to beat out an infield grounder. Machado’s leg appeared to turn awkwardly while he was running to first

11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts is headed to the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday night. Roberts scratched Betts from the lineup for the second consecutive game Saturday, but said previously that he didn’t expect the injury to be serious and that the star

7:06 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seventeen years and 11 days after Ryan Zimmerman was the first player ever drafted by the new-to-town Washington Nationals, and a little more than eight months after he appeared in his last game for the franchise, his No. 11 became the first jersey number retired by the club.

3:49 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain was designated for assignment on Saturday, the team announced before its game against the Cincinnati Reds. Cain, 36, was hitting .179 in 145 at-bats while the Brewers’ offense struggled throughout June. The veteran was 4-for-26 this month with no walks and seven strikeouts. As a team, the

9:16 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, interrupting his stellar season. The team announced the move on Friday night. Musgrove’s 1.59 ERA ranks second in the majors and he is 8-0 on the season, tied with four others for the major

5:33 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo surgery for a right wrist injury and miss the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Rendon reaggravated a previous injury to the wrist during Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and has not played since. Rendon,

2:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has approved the sale of a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians to David Blitzer, who also has ownership shares in the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, according to multiple reports. Blitzer will initially have 25-30% ownership and will have the right to increase his

1:18 AM ET St. Louis Cardinals veteran catcher Yadier Molina is likely headed to the 10-day injured list as he deals with persistent knee soreness, according to a report in the Athletic. According to The Athletic, the Cardinals are bracing for Molina to miss “at least a few weeks.” To take his place on the

9:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Tylor Megill left his start Thursday night against the Milwaukee Brewers with shoulder discomfort, the latest setback in a promising season for the second-year pitcher. Megill came off the injured list last week after missing a month with right biceps inflammation. He will have an

1:30 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics need to reach new ballpark deals soon and left open the possibility of considering relocation if agreements are not struck. “There is urgency with respect to Tampa,” Manfred said Thursday during a news conference following

7:00 AM ET While the Yankees continue to inch closer to 50 wins on the season thanks to their powerhouse offense, other teams have seen a change in momentum. The Dodgers are not only coming off a tough series sweep this past weekend but are now faced with playing the remainder of the season without

5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Houston starter Luis Garcia and reliever Phil Maton each threw an immaculate inning — nine pitches, three strikeouts — after a big opening offensive outburst for the Astros. Martin Maldonado, their 35-year-old veteran catcher, was in the middle of it all. Maldonado had a two-run double

8:51 PM ET Left-handed pitcher Chris Sale, a veteran with 241 starts in his career, told reporters Tuesday at Fenway Park that he’d be willing to return from injury as a relief pitcher. Working his way back to the Boston Red Sox after suffering a stress fracture in his rib cage, Sale, 33, threw a

6:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s surgically repaired left wrist hasn’t progressed to the point where the electrifying All-Star shortstop can start swinging a bat, general manager A.J. Preller said Tuesday. Tatis had a three-month follow-up exam in Arizona on Monday with Dr. Donald Sheridan, who operated on his broken

10:27 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas fell one strike short of a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates when Cal Mitchell doubled with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday night. Mitchell drove a 2-2 curveball just over the head of Gold Glove center fielder Harrison

12:15 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty will make his season debut Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He will be limited to 60 pitches. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol made the surprise announcement before the first game of a day-night doubleheader against the Pirates on Tuesday. Flaherty had been scheduled to

7:00 AM ET I WAS STANDING behind home plate on Feb. 24 at Buford High School in Georgia watching right-hander Dylan Lesko, the best prep pitching prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft, arguably the best prep pitching prospect in years. A scouting director of a team picking in the middle of the first round took

11:08 PM ET Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies left Monday’s game against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning after he fractured his left foot, the team announced. Albies suffered the injury in the batter’s box on a swing, and as the ball left the bat, the veteran hobbled a step down the first-base