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
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 New York Yankees shut down Jacoby Ellsbury on Saturday after the center fielder’s post-concussion headache’s flared up again. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Saturday’s game in Toronto that Ellsbury will cease all athletic activity and visit a neurologist when the team returns to New York. “Sometimes it’s tough when you have a concussion,” … Read more
The New York Yankees shut down Jacoby Ellsbury on Saturday after the center fielder’s post-concussion headache’s flared up again. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Saturday’s game in Toronto that Ellsbury will cease all athletic activity and visit a neurologist when the team returns to New York. “Sometimes it’s tough when you have a concussion,” … Read more
Israel again pulled of a major upset Sunday, beating mighty Cuba 4-1 in the second round opener at the World Baseball Classic to continue its undefeated campaign. After battering South Korea, Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands in the first round, Israel came from behind to stage another giant-killing in front of 43,153 spectators at Tokyo … Read more