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Rockies reinstate Charlie Blackmon from 10-day injured list

Blackmon was scheduled to lead off and be the DH on Monday in the first game of a three-game series against Arizona as the Rockies attempted to end a five-game losing streak. “Prior to the injury, Charlie was having a really good year,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “I suspect he is going to continue […]

Rockies’ Jurickson Profar injured after slamming into Dodger Stadium wall

More Teams. More Games. The Rockies’ Jurickson Profar makes a grab while crashing into the outfield wall and exits the game with an injury. (0:28) LOS ANGELES — Colorado Rockies left fielder Jurickson Profar left the Rockies’ 8-3 loss to Los Angeles on Sunday with a left knee injury after he ran into the wall […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Alex Cobb (R), rostered in 15% of ESPN leagues, Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers: Since returning from the injured list with right wrist inflammation, Cobb has held down two of baseball’s toughest lineups, allowing just […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

The fantasy slate is ripe with pitchers to stream and batters to fill a hole. Here are Friday’s featured players, everyone available in over half of all ESPN leagues. Logan Gilbert (R), rostered in 39% of ESPN leagues, Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels: After finishing August in a rut, Gilbert has enjoyed a solid […]

Aware he could be dealt, Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Adam Frazier takes stance of ‘if it happens, it happens’

Josh Bell. Jameson Taillon. Trevor Williams. The Pirates parted ways with all of three and a handful of others during the offseason as part of a top-to-bottom organizational overhaul. Their exits left Frazier as the team’s second-highest-paid player ($4.3 million) and conceivably its last major-league-ready trade chip. While Frazier wasn’t exactly sitting by the phone […]

Three MLB games postponed as players protest Wisconsin shooting

MILWAUKEE — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers […]

MLB stars hit social media to share feelings on George Floyd

Major League Baseball players joined the wave of athletes, coaches and executives speaking out about their grief and anger over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, 46, died last week in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. Chauvin, fired last Tuesday, was charged Friday […]

Rays’ Blake Snell wins inaugural MLB The Show Players League

Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell won the inaugural MLB The Show Players League on Sunday with a three-game sweep against the Chicago White Sox’s Lucas Giolito in the best-of-five championship series. Snell’s Rays beat Giolito’s White Sox 5-1 in Game 1, 3-2 in Game 2 and 6-0 in Game 3. The three-inning games were […]

Players from all 30 teams form MLB The Show league

NEW YORK — Competitive baseball is back. Even if it’s virtual in nature. In a joint effort with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment, Major League Baseball is launching the first competitive MLB The Show league featuring players from all 30 teams competing in a 29-game regular season, the league announced Friday. The […]

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole strikes out 2 in hitless inning of spring debut

Cole’s first pitch to Adam Frazier was a 97 mph fastball. After Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out, Cole Tucker drew a walk. The right-hander then fanned Josh Bell to finish up. Cole signed a $324 million, nine-year contract as a free agent after going 20-5 with a 2.50 ERA and 326 strikeouts […]