Cubs shortstop Addison Russell had to leave Sunday’s game against the Brewers after the fourth inning because of a left heel contusion.
White Sox walk-off on Tigers twice in 4 hours
The White Sox began Sunday afternoon at risk of being swept in a four-game series against the Tigers. Instead, they ended the day with a series split thanks to two walk-off wins in a four-hour span. Melky Cabrera provided the last with a single scoring Adam Eaton in the ninth, nullifying Detroit’s three-homer rally in the top of the inning for a 5-4 White Sox win at U.S. Cellular Field.
Ken Griffey Jr. put on a fashion master class with his amazing custom HOF suit
Coolest formal wear you’ll ever see.
Hall-time greats: Piazza, Griffey enshrined
The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted two legends of its grand game Sunday afternoon in Cooperstown, N.Y., as Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza become the newest members of one of the most iconic groups in the world.
Astros calling up top prospect Bregman
The Astros will call up their top prospect, shortstop Alex Bregman, prior to Monday night’s game against the Yankees in Houston, the club announced on Sunday afternoon. Bregman is considered the 18th overall prospect in the game by MLBPipeline.com.
Check out sights, sounds from HOF Sunday
Bringing Cooperstown straight to you.
Listen to Ken Griffey Jr. explain why he wasn’t mad when his son destroyed the family TV with a bat
If the NFL doesn’t work out, maybe Trey has a future in baseball.
Conforto makes sweet diving grab in first CF start
Michael Conforto made an immediate impact in his first career start in center field during the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Marlins on Sunday at Marlins Park. It was almost as if he’d been playing there for years. In the first, Conforto tracked down Miami leadoff hitter Miguel Rojas’ liner in the right-center-field gap, laying out and robbing him of a hit. It was the first time the 23-year-old had really been tested at his new position.
Porcello 10-0 at home as Sox fend off Twins
Two of the biggest constants of the season for the Red Sox — Rick Porcello winning at home and the Boston bats hitting at home — intersected nicely in Sunday’s 8-7 victory over the Twins that salvaged a split of a four-game series at Fenway Park.
Griffey caps humbling day in own unique way
Ken Griffey Jr.’s Hall of Fame plaque shows a beaming Junior proudly wearing a Mariners cap. But leave it to The Kid to close out his speech at the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday by pulling out a backward cap and flashing his trademark grin.
Eovaldi’s strong start latest for rolling rotation
Whether it’s luck, good timing or things finally starting click, perhaps the most pivotal stretch of the Yankees’ season thus far just coincided with perhaps the team’s best string of pitching performances.
Mets take crucial series in Miami behind Matz
The drought has finally come to an end for Steven Matz, and it came at an opportune time for the Mets. The lefty threw six dominant innings and struck out six on Sunday as New York blanked Miami, 3-0, at Marlins Park to take two of three in the series.
Storen designated for assignment by Toronto
The Blue Jays designated right-handed reliever Drew Storen for assignment Sunday, recalling righty Ryan Tepera from Triple-A Buffalo. The Blue Jays have 10 days to trade or release Storen before he becomes a free agent.
Family, fans at heart of Piazza’s Hall moment
For 28 minutes, Mike Piazza kept a tissue wadded in the palm of his right hand, his fingers extended in a white-knuckle grip on the Clark Sports Center’s wood-paneled podium. Behind him, roughly four dozen of baseball’s greatest players sat rapt. In front of him, one of the three largest crowds in Hall of Fame history fanned themselves with cardboard cutouts of Piazza’s face.
Mike Piazza’s first memory of Ken Griffey Jr: Getting ‘robbed’ of a hit
It’s okay, though. They’re both Hall of Famers now.
Chen put on DL; Cosart steps in Monday
Marlins left-hander Wei-Yin Chen was placed on the disabled list with a left elbow sprain, retroactive to Thursday, manager Don Mattingly announced following Sunday’s 3-0 loss to the Mets. The Marlins are hopeful that the injury is not serious. Right-hander Jarred Cosart is being called up from Triple-A New Orleans to start in Chen’s place on Monday against the Phillies in Miami.
Gonzalez exits with sprained left ankle
Astros first baseman Marwin Gonzalez left the game against the Angels on Sunday afternoon, pulling up lame after reaching first on an error in the bottom of the fifth inning.