The games Athletics-Rangers, Phillies-Nationals, Twins-Tigers, Red Sox-Blue Jays, Rockies-Diamondbacks and Orioles-Rays have been postponed to Thursday night, with possibly more to follow. The action follows three games postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape react to the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. …
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Veteran outfielder Hunter Pence has been named by the San Francisco Giants. Pence, 37, hits just .096 with two home runs and six RBIs in 52 at-bats this season after joining the Giants in the offseason. He had apparently resumed his career last season with the Texas Rangers when he …
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The experienced pitching staff of the Tampa Bay Rays lost another pitcher to an injury as closer Nick Anderson was placed on the 10-day injured list with straight forearm injury Sunday. Anderson becomes the ninth pitcher of the Rays currently on the injured list and sixth member of the bullpen, …
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This has been a bad week for the Yankees. They lost Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu and Zack Britton to the injured list last week, dropped five straight games to the Rays – including Thursday’s 10-5 defeat to close out a three-game game at home – and dropped out first place …
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Gerrit Cole had more trouble than giving up two early home games and Aaron Boone hooked him up sooner than the ace would have looked. Working against the Rays on Wednesday night for a lineup that lacks Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and DJ LeMahieu, set Cole up well enough to …
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