New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was suspended for three games for a violation of team rules, the Major League Baseball club announced Sunday. Harvey, a 28-year-old right-hander, had been scheduled to start Sunday afternoon’s home contest against the Miami Marlins. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson revealed the ban but did not disclose details of … Read more
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was suspended for three games by the New York Mets for a violation of team rules, the Major League Baseball club announced Sunday. Harvey, a 28-year-old right-hander, had been scheduled to start Sunday afternoon’s home contest against the Miami Marlins. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson revealed the ban but … Read more
The Boston Red Sox have issued a lifetime ban to a fan following a fresh incident of racist abuse at Fenway Park, the team confirmed on Thursday. The Major League Baseball giants said the fan had been permanently barred from Fenway after directing a racial slur at another supporter on Tuesday. The new incident came … Read more
The Boston Red Sox apologized on Tuesday after fans at Fenway Park hurled racist abuse at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. Jones, who is black, said he was subjected to racial epithets and had objects thrown at him during the Orioles-Red Sox game on Monday night. The incident sent the Red Sox scrambling into damage … Read more
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin was placed on Major League Baseball’s 10-day disabled list on Monday with a bruised left hip. The 30-year-old South Korean left-hander suffered the injury while sliding into second base Sunday in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Ryu picked up the victory Sunday after surrendering only one … Read more
The Miami Marlins honored outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, paying tribute to the future Hall of Famer for reaching 3,000 career Major League Baseball hits. Ichiro, 43, became the 30th player with 3,000 major league hits last year, and Marlins manager Don Mattingly said he hasn’t let up since. “Just the way he prepares and what he’s … Read more
Washington Nationals centerfielder Adam Eaton has suffered a torn left knee ligament and will likely miss the remainder of the Major League Baseball season, general manager Mike Rizzo said Sunday. Eaton, obtained for three young pitchers in a December trade deal with the Chicago White Sox, had been the leadoff hitter in the batting order … Read more
Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle for the second time in his Major League Baseball career on Saturday as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3. Gomez went 4-for-4 and completed the cycle with his two-run home run in the seventh inning. The blast off Angels pitcher Jose Valdez put the Rangers ahead … Read more
New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard was lifted from his scheduled Major League Baseball start Thursday against Atlanta and sent to a doctor over issues in his right arm. Mets manager Terry Collins said Thursday that the 24-year-old right-hander, who helped the Mets reach the 2015 World Series as a rookie, was sent to … Read more
Gift Ngoepe, who became the first African player to appear in a Major League Baseball game Wednesday, marked the occasion by getting a single in his first at-hat for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ngoepe, from Polokwane, South Africa, entered the game playing second base in the fourth inning of the Pirates 6-5 win over the Chicago … Read more
Trea Turner hit for the cycle and drove in a career-high seven runs on Tuesday as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 15-12 in Denver. Turner, who went 4-for-6 at the plate, singled in the first inning, doubled home two runs in the second, hit his first homer of the season in the sixth. … Read more
San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner, who injured his pitching shoulder in a dirt bike accident, admitted on Monday his off-day recreation was perhaps “not the most responsible” choice. “It’s terrible,” Bumgarner said in his first public comments on the accident that could see him out of the Giants lineup for up to eight weeks … Read more
Major League Baseball acted swiftly in disciplining Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes for a dangerous pitch near the head of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado on Sunday. In an announcement by MLB’s chief baseball officer, Joe Torre, the league said that Barnes also received an “undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch in … Read more
Former American League Most Valuable Player Josh Hamilton, his bid to return to the Major Leagues stymied by a new knee injury, was released by the Texas Rangers on Friday. The Rangers released Hamilton from his minor league contract after the 36-year-old sustained a right knee injury while rehabilitating his left knee. “I am disappointed … Read more
Miami’s Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-Yin had a no-hitter working through seven innings when he was lifted from the Marlins’ 5-0 Major League Baseball victory over the Mariners in Seattle on Tuesday. Chen was in total control, throwing 64 of his 100 pitches for strikes and flummoxing the Mariners hitters with his curveball and changeup. He … Read more
Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew underwent a heart transplant in December, and the organ donation came from former Baltimore Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland. An essay called “Heart of a Raven” on the NFL team’s website revealed the story on Friday. Reuland died on December 12 at the age of 29 after experiencing … Read more
Anthony Rizzo drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the ninth inning on Monday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on a celebratory night at Wrigley Field. After a chilly rain delayed proceedings for almost two hours, the Cubs raised their 2016 World Series championship … Read more
Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-Yin’s long wait for his first Major League Baseball hit is over. In his 52nd big league at-bat, the Miami hurler singled in the fourth inning of the Marlins 7-2 victory over the New York Mets. The ball off Chen’s bat hit the ground just three feet from home plate and rolled … Read more
Tommy Fleetwood is no one’s favorite to win the 81st Masters, but the understated 26-year-old Englishman with the flowing locks and the tidy short game won’t let that get him down. Favorites have a habit of coming unstuck at the Masters and this year all eyes are on what the course holds for world number … Read more
Let the naming games begin because Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are officially a couple. The former Yankees star and singer/actress had been spotted crisscrossing the country together over the past few weeks, sparking speculation they were dating and debate over an appropriate moniker for the twosome. During an appearance on Friday’s episode of “The … Read more