Baseball News
Muncy comes off IL to start; Bellinger back Wed.
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 04:43
Max Muncy, who has been out since June 11 with an oblique strain, was back in action Tuesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cody Bellinger is expected to come off the IL and start in center field Wednesday.
Marcus Stroman leaves start in second inning because of soreness in left hip as Mets get shut out by Braves
NY Daily News - 23 Jun 2021 04:42Michael Conforto close to being back with Mets, but not yet activated off IL
NY Daily News - 23 Jun 2021 01:15Mets' Conforto set to return; Lucchesi to have TJ
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 00:51
Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is set to return to the team on after a lengthy stay on the injured list while left-hander Joey Lucchesi will undergo Tommy John surgery, acting GM Zack Scott said Tuesday.
Pete Alonso will defend Home Run Derby title at Coors Field
NY Daily News - 23 Jun 2021 22:55
"I had so much fun during the first one, so I was just like you know what, let's do it again," he said on Wednesday.
Mets, Stroman get positive news after hip MRI
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 21:16
Marcus Stroman's MRI showed no significant issues with his left hip, and he is considered day-to-day, the team said.
Alonso back for HR Derby but Guerrero to sit out
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 21:16
The Mets' Pete Alonso will defend his Home Run Derby title at Coors Field on July 12, but there will be no rematch with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays, who has decided not to take part.
Clayton Kershaw weighs in on umpire sticky stuff checks, says punishments should be given if no substance found after managers call for searches
NY Daily News - 23 Jun 2021 20:35Nats GM after Scherzer spat: Girardi 'con artist'
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 18:35
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Phillies skipper Joe Girardi was playing games when he spurred the umpires to check Max Scherzer for foreign substances on Tuesday night and embarrassed everyone in the process.
Yankees fall to Royals after Gerrit Cole passes two 'sticky stuff' tests by umpires
NY Daily News - 23 Jun 2021 05:17Jays' Springer back, set 'to play as hard as I can'
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 00:51
Saying that he finally feels "like myself," three-time All-Star outfielder George Springer returned to the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday night for only his fifth game this year.
Reds' Votto serves one-game ban for outburst
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 00:51
Reds first baseman Joey Votto was out of the lineup Tuesday as he served a one-game suspension for his outburst during Saturday's game against the Padres.
Manoah banned 5 games for plunking O's hitter
ESPN - 23 Jun 2021 00:51
Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been suspended five games and fined for throwing at Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco on Saturday and triggering a benches-clearing altercation. Manoah is appealing.