Boston Red Sox left-handed pitcher David Price, sidelined for the first two months of the season, was placed on Major League Baseball’s 10-day disabled list Friday with an inflamed left elbow. Price was pulled from his scheduled Friday home start against Kansas City with a recurrence of the same issue that delayed his start to … Read more
Didi Gregorius ripped a go-ahead run-scoring single as the New York Yankees scored three runs in the 16th inning to beat the Red Sox 4-1 in Boston on Saturday night. The American League East rivals battled five hours and 50 minutes at Fenway Park before the Yankees came away with a much-needed win. Jacoby Ellsbury, … Read more
Robinson Cano belted a solo home run in the 10th inning to lift the American League to a 2-1 win over the National League in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. Cano pulled a 1-1 pitch for a shot over the right field fence off pitcher Wade Davis, who has allowed just one homer in … Read more
Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale and Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer have been chosen as the starting pitchers for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Miami. Sale becomes the first pitcher to make back-to-back All-Star appearances following his start for the American League last year while playing for the Chicago White Sox. The 28-year-old is also … Read more
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona underwent a heart procedure and won’t manage in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball team said Friday. Francona, 58, underwent a cardiac ablation procedure on Thursday to address an irregular heart rhythm. “Terry is resting comfortably at the Cleveland Clinic following the successful cardiac procedure,” the Indians said in … 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 have apologised to Adam Jones after the Baltimore Orioles outfielder was racially abused by fans. Jones, a five-time All Star, said he had a bag of peanuts thrown at him and was taunted with racist slurs during Baltimore’s 5-2 win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox said on Tuesday that they … 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
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
There’s still a bit of hangover from last year’s epic World Series as the 2017 Major League Baseball campaign opens Sunday with the champion Chicago Cubs back on the field. The seemingly cursed Cubs won their first crown since 1908, ending the longest title drought in American sports, by edging the Cleveland Indians 4-3 in … Read more
Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, has died in a boat crash at the age of 24. The US Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in the crash on Sunday, off Miami Beach, Florida. A scheduled Marlins home game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday has been … Read more