NEW YORK – Batman leader DJ LeMahieu of the American League was placed on the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees on Sunday due to a sprained left thumb, with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton sitting on the sidelines. LeMahieu was injured during an awkward swing in the …
Read More »Reds Pirates game postponed if player gets coronavirus
MLB was forced to suspend games Saturday and Sunday between the Reds and Pirates in Cincinnati after an unidentified Reds player tested positive for the coronavirus a day earlier, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported. The development comes because baseball was in the process of repairing two separate outbreaks of coronavirus …
Read More »Fans happy sports are back, not sure how long it will take, ESPN poll finds
It is no surprise that a majority of sports fans are happy to watch sports back amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, while they are happy to watch games again, they are not sure how long it will take, a survey conducted for ESPN found. A little over 60% agree that …
Read More »Astros activate Yordan Alvarez from injured list after positive test of coronavirus
Reigning American League Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez is set to make his 2020 debut for the Houston Astros after being activated from the injured list Friday after a positive COVID-19 test for summer camp. Alvarez has not played this season since joining IL in July. He told reporters …
Read More »Cincinnati Reds player tests positive for coronavirus
1:08 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Poor: Inside the Billions Mystery of the Most Valuable Trademark in Sports” A Cincinnati Reds player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, putting the team’s game on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in jeopardy and rejecting fears of another …
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