7:00 AM ET Two weeks into the new MLB season, the National League has made a statement at the top of our Power Rankings. Which of the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets is in the No. 1 spot on our list this week? And at the bottom of the list,
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7:29 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into the Washington Nationals‘ baseball stadium for a pregame demonstration.
7:00 AM ET BOSTON — Fenway Park DJ Kahleil Blair stares down onto the field at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, watching the Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays, waiting. Perched in front of a Mac with QLab software loaded up with songs like “Levitating” by Dua Lipa and “Fireflies” by Owl City,
9:35 AM ET The Reds are upset with Padres slugger Luke Voit for his collision at home plate Tuesday that left Cincinnati catcher Tyler Stephenson with a concussion. “The way his hands hit him, it was dirty as f—,” Reds outfielder Tommy Pham told reporters. “I don’t like it at all. The way [Voit’s] hands
2:49 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen entered Tuesday’s ninth inning to close out a game from Dodger Stadium as a member of the Atlanta Braves. His last out was Freddie Freeman, now a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jansen couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of it. “That’s weird as hell,”
4:12 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Left-hander Kyle Freeland and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a five-year, $64.5 million contract that includes a sixth-year player option, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The contract ties
7:00 AM ET On Opening Day this season, six of the top 25 prospects in baseball took the field with their respective MLB teams. But years before Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Bobby Witt Jr. Hunter Greene and others in a stellar rookie class of 2022 broke camp as major leaguers, there was Kris Bryant. Bryant,
11:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — One thing, more than any other, took Freddie Freeman by surprise during his first series from Dodger Stadium — the amount of times fans chanted his name, after a decade-plus of jeers when he played for the visiting Atlanta Braves. “They’re chanting every time I go up to bat,”
7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. will begin a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday as he nears a return from the torn right ACL that ended his 2021 season. Atlanta’s media relations team said prior to the Braves’ game Sunday night against the San
7:15 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith WHEN THE SECURITY GUARDS ARRIVED to eject them, the man and his wife were almost relieved. They quietly hustled up the stairs and out of Fenway Park on that day in 2007. Maybe, just maybe, nobody would ever know the culprit’s name. Dan Kelly had done something really dumb —
8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Manager Alex Cora said the Boston Red Sox expect to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada. Starting pitcher Tanner Houck told the Boston Globe on Sunday that he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and won’t pitch during
4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Angels star Mike Trout was pulled from Los Angeles’ game Sunday after being hit by a pitch on his left hand, although X-rays came back negative, the team announced. The three-time AL MVP was struck by a 1-1 slider from Texas Rangers right-hander Spencer Patton leading
6:17 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — On a cool Southern California evening, Cincinnati Reds rookie Hunter Greene brought some record-setting heat. After five overpowering innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally caught up. Trea Turner launched a two-run homer to snap a scoreless tie in the sixth and the Dodgers beat the skidding Reds
4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said an MRI showed no structural issues to the right knee of centerfielder Byron Buxton. Speaking before Saturday’s game with the Boston Red Sox, Baldelli said that a team doctor would examine Buxton but that for now they anticipate he’ll be traveling
6:45 AM ET “He helped us to ascend, from misery to hope, on the muscles of his arms and the meaning of his life.” — Rev. Jesse Jackson, from his eulogy for Jackie Robinson, Oct. 27, 1972 He steps gingerly and requires assistance. His speech, at times, is halting. But as he copes with Parkinson’s
8:32 PM ET Editor’s note: This article, “If You Were Jackie Robinson,” originally ran in the September 1947 issue of SPORT magazine, during Jackie Robinson’s first season in the major leagues. We are publishing it here in honor of the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s debut, on April 15 of that year. It has been edited
10:14 PM ET Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon called for an intentional walk with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game against the Texas Rangers — the decision quickly backfired. With one out and the Angels trailing 3-2, Maddon visited with reliever Austin Warren before deciding to grant Rangers shortstop
6:58 AM ET This story originally ran in the November 1956 edition of SPORT Magazine — a year after Jackie Robinson finally won his first World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Before 1955, Robinson had played in four World Series since he debuted in 1947 — all against the New York Yankees, all losses. After