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4:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Manager Derek Shelton’s contract was extended by the Pirates after the team’s 14-7 start — its best since 1992. Shelton’s contract was set to expire after the season. The Pirates announced the new deal Saturday but did not specify a length. “It shows what we’re doing and how we’re

6:52 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brewers rookie center fielder Garrett Mitchell is expected to miss most, if not all, of the remainder of the regular season after an MRI showed damage to the labrum in his right shoulder. Mitchell suffered the injury while sliding into third base during the 10th inning of Milwaukee’s win in

5:40 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Drew Smyly lost a perfect game bid when he collided with his catcher while trying to field an eighth-inning dribbler that went for an infield single in the Chicago Cubs‘ 13-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Nico Hoerner hit a three-run homer with four hits

1st Suzuki doubled to left, Happ scored and Swanson scored. 0 2 2nd Hoerner singled to left, Madrigal scored. 0 3 3rd Bellinger homered to right (376 feet). 0 4 3rd Mancini homered to left center (368 feet). 0 5 5th Wisdom homered to left (409 feet), Happ scored and Suzuki scored. 0 8 5th

7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand during a game. Scherzer initially appealed the penalty and $10,000 fine imposed by Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for

9:48 PM ET PHOENIX – It has been 564 days since Fernando Tatis Jr. last graced a baseball field in a major league game with actual stakes. There are obvious concerns — given the season-long absence, the steroid-related suspension, the surgeries to both his wrist and shoulder — about whether he can recapture the superstar

12:10 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Madison Bumgarner was designated for assignment Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will eat more than $34 million remaining on the veteran left-hander’s contract, sources told ESPN. Bumgarner, who signed a five-year,

7:00 AM ET FERNANDO TATIS JR.‘S highly anticipated return to baseball will begin when he leads off Thursday night’s game from Chase Field in Phoenix. Boos will inevitably reign down, the hostility that promised to surround him will instantly be felt. But the greatest challenge of his most important season might begin shortly thereafter, in

7:37 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits a whole lot of home runs. On Wednesday night, he managed to take one away — from Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, of all people. With one out and the bases empty in the first inning

3:11 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers placed starting shortstop Miguel Rojas on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled infielder Yonny Hernandez from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Luke Williams was playing shortstop and batting eighth against the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon. Williams pinch

12:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw recorded the 200th win of his prestigious career on Tuesday night, and he did so in fitting fashion — at home, with a dominant performance against a high-powered offense. Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings against the star-studded New York Mets, scattering three hits, walking none and striking

6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom said Tuesday the soreness in his right wrist that ended his start Monday after four innings is feeling better and he expects to make his next start. “I actually feel better today than I did yesterday,” deGrom told reporters, according to the Dallas Morning

3:02 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Major League Baseball isn’t done tinkering with potential rule changes for the sport. The league announced a series of experimental rules Tuesday that will be used in the Atlantic League this season, including a designated pinch runner, “double-hook” designated hitter rule and further limitations on a pitcher’s ability

1:31 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Max Fried held sputtering San Diego in check for five innings in his return from the injured list, and Austin Riley hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Padres 2-0 Monday night for their seventh straight win. The Padres were shut out for

9:04 PM ET Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom was removed from his start Monday night against the Royals in Kansas City due to right wrist soreness. The team called the move precautionary and said deGrom will continue to be evaluated. Editor’s Picks DeGrom had spun four hitless innings before departing, striking out five and walking

11:43 AM ET The Minnesota Twins and right-hander Pablo Lopez are finalizing a four-year, $73.5 million contract extension, according to multiple reports. Lopez, 27, was acquired by the Twins in the January trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Miami Marlins. Lopez is 1-1 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts in a Twins uniform.

12:52 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried will return from the injured list on Monday and start against the San Diego Padres. Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed the decision on Sunday, following Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals, telling reporters the club would not be

7:46 AM ET Associated Press YOKOSUKA, Japan — Shunned by major league clubs, Trevor Bauer is trying to find his way in Japan, where fans are drawn by his celebrity status and seem unconcerned by domestic violence allegations against him. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner pitched his first competitive game in almost two years