1:18 PM ET Slugger Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros agreed to a six-year, $115 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will begin next season and buys out three of Álvarez’s free-agent years, sources said. It represents the biggest contract ever for a player whose primary position is designated hitter and
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor slammed his finger closing a door and will miss the New York Mets‘ series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. “The last time I pinched a finger, I was 12 years old,” he said. The shortstop got hurt a night earlier after
7:00 AM ET We’re past the two-month mark of the 2022 MLB season, meaning we’ve seen enough action to more accurately draw conclusions about what’s going on in the world of baseball. If you’re a Dodgers fan, you can rest assured that despite a couple of odd outings recently against the Pirates, your team is
12:46 PM ET The Minnesota Twins have placed right-hander Sonny Gray on the 15-day injured list because of a right pectoral strain, the team announced Thursday. Gray, 32, left Sunday’s game vs. Kansas City in the seventh inning because of the injury. He is 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA in seven starts for the Twins
7:00 AM ET My older brother, Matt, is my best friend, and the strongest person I have ever met. We were born in the same year, just 11 months apart, and immediately inseparable. My parents sent me to kindergarten a year early because they couldn’t imagine separating us. We were in some of the same
4:20 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura will need surgery to repair a fractured right finger and will be sidelined approximately 10 to 12 weeks, manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday. The Phillies also scratched Bryce Harper from their lineup Wednesday because of right firearm soreness. Alec Bohm replaced Harper at designated hitter for
10:34 AM ET Mike Rizzo says the Washington Nationals will not trade Juan Soto, insisting instead that the club intends to build around the superstar outfielder. Rizzo, the Nationals’ president of baseball operations and general manager, directly addressed Soto’s long-term future in Washington during a radio interview Wednesday morning. “We are not trading Juan Soto,”
11:37 PM ET Tommy Pham wasn’t quite ready to return to the Cincinnati Reds lineup Tuesday night, even though his much-publicized three-game suspension had ended. The veteran outfielder felt some tightness in his calf during batting practice before the team’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox. As for the rest of him? “Hand is
6:25 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. Clemens flew into town from Texas to see his son, Kody, make
3:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets have optioned first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith to Triple-A Syracuse amid a slow start to the season for the 26-year-old. The Mets announced Smith’s demotion Tuesday and promoted right-hander Adonis Medina before a game against the Washington Nationals. Smith batted .316 during a breakout season in
10:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Plate umpire John Tumpane left Monday night’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Red Sox in the seventh inning after getting hit in the mask by a foul ball. Tumpane didn’t have a chance to move when Ryan Mountcastle fouled off a 96 mph fastball by Ryan Brasier
8:40 AM ET Phillies manager Joe Girardi says he is not worried about his job security amid a losing stretch that has dropped Philadelphia 10½ games behind the New York Mets in the National League East. The Phillies have lost 10 of their past 14 games and ended their seven-game road trip in disappointing fashion
2:59 PM ET San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will stand when the national anthem is played before his team’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Memorial Day. “Today, I’ll be standing for the anthem,” Kapler said Monday on his blog. “While I believe strongly in the right to protest and the importance
7:00 AM ET It’s Memorial Day, MLB fans! And you know what that means: You can now officially look at the MLB standings. The saying goes, among baseball fans, that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which puts us two months into the season. That gives teams time to play enough games
3:34 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson left Sunday’s game against the Cubs with a strained right groin after fielding a ground ball in the top of the fifth inning. The White Sox said Anderson will be further evaluated on Monday. Anderson, 29, fell to the ground after throwing catcher P.J. Higgins
1:46 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, who has been avoiding the field during the national anthem as a protest following last week’s school shooting in Texas, said he may suspend that decision Monday in recognition of Memorial Day. Kapler said Friday he would refuse to take the field
12:48 AM ET Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warm-up pitch in the third inning. After the game, manager Joe Maddon said Suzuki came through his further hospital tests fine and then returned to Angel Stadium. He
10:36 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to right wrist inflammation. Rendon had been dealing with wrist issues for most of the season, but it got worse Thursday night during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue