8:23 PM ET Not that anybody has questioned Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s raw power anytime lately, but the first of his two home runs on Monday was a booming testament to his strength. Ryan Yarbrough threw a first-pitch, 78-mph changeup on the outer third of the plate. Guerrero, knees slightly bent, hands cocked on the handle
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12:40 PM ET Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has another freaky injury: left eye irritation stemming from an eyelash. Kiermaier left Saturday night’s game against Toronto in the fifth inning after first experiencing discomfort while shagging balls during batting practice. “A couple minutes in, I was like, dang
4:52 PM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, a day after leaving his first major league start since the 2019 playoffs with forearm tightness. Mikolas, who won 18 games in 2018, was activated Saturday for his first major league start since the 2019
10:11 PM ET It wasn’t all that long ago — two Sundays ago, actually — when it felt as if everyone was worried about the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were losing, they were injured, and the landscape of the National League West made it seem as if the Dodgers, poised to challenge the wins record
12:19 PM ET Ace Jacob deGrom will rejoin the New York Mets on Tuesday, the team announced Sunday. DeGrom has been on the injured list since May 11 with tightness in his right side and lower back. The right-hander made one rehab start for the Mets’ low Class A affiliate on Thursday, striking out eight
7:00 AM ET Jed Hoyer’s phone will be ringing plenty this July. If you’re looking for an All-Star caliber third baseman, the Chicago Cubs president has got one for you. How about a left fielder? He has someone who fits there too. Right field and even center field are covered as well. And he also
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Late Friday night, Gabe Kapler called old teammate Scott Kazmir with wonderful news: The veteran left-hander was needed in San Francisco to start the next day. The Giants called up the 37-year-old Kazmir from Triple-A Sacramento to make his first big league appearance since 2016, when
4:54 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole shook off rare control problems to pitch four-hit ball over seven innings and give the Yankees their most dominant stretch of starting pitching in 89 years, leading New York over the Chicago White Sox 7-0 Saturday for a five-game winning streak. Cole (6-2) allowed
2:16 AM ET The boos rained down on Los Angeles Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer as he made his way toward the first-base dugout in the seventh inning from San Francisco, and Bauer figured he might as well embrace it. He cupped his right hand around his right ear, then raised both arms to the sky,
12:10 AM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam in the second inning off Tyler Anderson, pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza added another slam in the eighth against position player Wilmer Difo and the Atlanta Braves homered seven times in a 20-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Austin
7:00 AM ET “Dad, you’re trending.” Hunter Wendelstedt started to get nervous. The night before, Wendelstedt — an MLB umpire since 1998 — had manned second base during a Sunday night matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. He cycled through the game in his mind, replaying all the calls he had made. “I
8:36 PM ET If Jacob deGrom was rusty, he seemed able to shake it off pretty fast. DeGrom, the New York Mets‘ ace and two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, struck out eight over three shutout innings Thursday during a rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets, New York’s low Class A affiliate. He
2:17 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs president Jed Hoyer says he’s “disappointed” his team isn’t likely to reach the 85% vaccination threshold that leads to reduced COVID-19 regulations. “It’s disappointing to not be at 85% as a team,” Hoyer said Thursday morning. “We’ve worked hard to try and convince or educate the people that have
7:00 AM ET The Chicago White Sox haven’t slowed down one bit since taking over our No. 1 spot in Week 6, but they are hardly the only team playing well heading into this edition of our MLB Power Rankings. How high did strong stretches from the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and San Francisco
10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber threw the sixth no-hitter this season in Major League Baseball on Wednesday night, striking out nine in a 2-0 win against the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old’s 101-pitch gem came one night after Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull accomplished the feat against the Seattle
12:13 AM ET When the New York Yankees started the 2021 season 5-10, with general manager Brian Cashman telling the media that the team had played a 15-game stretch they’d like to forget, the assumption from many observers around baseball was that the Bronx Bombers’ offense would eventually come around, with the likes of DJ
7:15 AM ET Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how
12:56 AM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull threw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners in a 5-0 win Tuesday night, marking the fifth no-hitter of the major league season. Turnbull had nine strikeouts, relying heavily on his fastball but mixing in a strong slider to keep Seattle shut down.