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12:20 AM ET The Chicago Cubs don’t want to think about it as taking advantage of another team’s situation, but the evidence keeps mounting: While opponents struggle to deal with coronavirus-related issues, the first-place team in the NL Central standings continues to be a model for the league off the field while dominating the competition

5:56 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Miami Marlins sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak are all asymptomatic, and some have applied for reinstatement, manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday. The Marlins placed 17 players on the injured list last week following an outbreak in Philadelphia that forced seven games to be postponed. The infected

7:00 AM ET Yes, there would an asterisk. Charlie Blackmon acknowledges it. Everyone in Major League Baseball acknowledges it. If Ted Williams were alive, you can be damn sure he would say hitting .400 over 60 games is a terrific feat but not the same accomplishment as doing it over a full season. In Blackmon’s

5:25 PM ET New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton could miss up to a month with the hamstring injury that forced him to the injured list this past weekend, manager Aaron Boone said. Boone confirmed Tuesday that Stanton has a Grade 1 hamstring strain, an injury with a “reasonable” recovery timeline of three to four

2:02 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Tigers placed first baseman C.J. Cron on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained left knee. The Tigers said Cron is wearing a knee brace and there is no timetable for his return. The Tigers recalled infielder Willi Castro from their alternate training site in a

10:13 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft In a season filled with injuries thus far, fantasy managers are surely seeking replacements. Here are three players well worth adding in ESPN leagues: Rafael Montero, RP, Texas Rangers Consider this your “go get him” order, because Montero by all rights should be rostered in well greater than the

9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron exited Monday night’s 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a left knee injury. Cron was struck by Danny Mendick‘s hard-hit grounder in the fourth inning and stayed down for a while. He eventually walked off with some assistance. Detroit pitcher

4:53 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Madison Bumgarner on the 10-day injured list with a mid-back strain Monday. Bumgarner is 0-3 with Arizona after signing a five-year, $85 million contract with the team in December. He allowed six runs and five hits in two innings, striking out two and walking two in a

12:42 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pirates utility infielder Phillip Evans will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a concussion and fracturing his jaw in a collision with teammate Gregory Polanco in foul territory. Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Sunday that Evans was in good spirits but is still dealing

2:04 AM ET We saw fighting in the time of social distancing. We saw one of the Major League Baseball’s most athletic players suffer through one of its most unpleasant blunders. And we saw a 21-year-old superstar continue to emerge in front of our eyes. Here’s a look through a wild Sunday for baseball’s West

2:55 PM ET Patrick Mahomes long ago gave up a chance at a professional baseball career when he opted instead for football and quarterbacking, first in college at Texas Tech and since then with the Kansas City Chiefs. But being away from baseball didn’t dim his love for the sport, which his father, Pat, a

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Aug 7, 2020 ESPN News Services Eric Kay, a former director of communications for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged by the Drug Enforcement Agency with illegally supplying drugs to pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died in a hotel room in Texas last year. Skaggs, 27, was found dead on July 1, 2019, after police

9:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eloy Jimenez has no interest in the designated hitter job with the Chicago White Sox. He doesn’t want to hear anything about a late-inning defensive replacement, either. His team wants the same thing for him. Jimenez was back in left field for Chicago’s 2-0 victory over Cleveland on

8:08 AM ET In the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that sidelined 18 players and two coaches, the Miami Marlins were forced to make an unprecedented number of roster moves this week. But perhaps no call-up from the taxi squad was more improbable or intriguing than Eddy Alvarez, a 30-year-old rookie who has spent most

5:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Cleveland Indians hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo has opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns about contracting the coronavirus. Team president Chris Antonetti said Friday that Van Burkleo had been contemplating his departure for some time because of a personal high-risk condition and for his family.

12:11 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies might not have fans cheering them on inside Citizens Bank Park, but that didn’t stop the team’s supporters from catching the attention of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Thursday. A group of fans who gather behind the fence of Ashburn Alley, the center field concourse — dubbed

7:00 AM ET The fish pounce on everything thrown at them, and Pete Alonso and friends haul in reds, snook and trout from this semi-secret spot off Tampa Bay like they’re grabbing M&M’s out of a bowl. A catch-and-release derby is suddenly on, and Alonso starts happily handing the rods to the interlopers on the