7:09 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN close ESPN MLB InsiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr.. was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for Clostebol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. … Read more
Major League Baseball is back in heaven tonight. Or is it Iowa? The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds go to a baseball stadium next to the filming location of the iconic 1989 film ‘Field of Dreams’, where Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) built a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfields under the … Read more
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — David Bell’s grandfather, father and brother played in the majors. Bell himself spent 12 years in the major leagues and worked as a coach and front office executive before taking over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. So here is, ” field of dreams”, a film about family and baseball, hits … Read more
Two of Iowa’s minor league teams will take the field in a location where no minor leaguer has played before. Some of the best talent from each system will dress for the occasion. The Minor League opener at the iconic Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, is scheduled for a first pitch at 6:30 p.m. … Read more
1:05 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SEATTLE– Matt Charpentierthe dream comeback season of New York Yankees could have ended early Monday night. Carpenter, 36, broke his left foot when he fouled an 89mph slider from Seattle Mariners hall Logan Gilbert in the first round. He … Read more
As the Dodgers passed the Yankees for the Majors’ best record last week, Los Angeles also passed New York in the latest edition of the Power Rankings. It’s the first time the Dodgers have topped our rankings since the May 31 edition. That wasn’t the only Top 5 shakeup, though. With the Transaction Deadline behind … Read more
CNN — major league baseballAll-time leader Pete Rose returned to the field in Philadelphia for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989. The 81-year-old took part in the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies Championship team celebration at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday where he received a standing ovation. The Phillies had planned … Read more
You tell me Buck Showalter couldn’t return to a major league for three years because team owners and new-age front office staff thought the former school principal would demand too much authority. ? Oh my gracious God. The culture shift in Queens has been as dramatic as the Mets’ record turnaround from 77-85 in 2021 … Read more
The Yankees would have found a way, during the first half of the season, to win the game they played Friday night. It’s not the first part of the season anymore. Closer Clay Holmes struggled for a second straight appearance, coming into the eighth inning and giving up a fielding hit, a walk and a … Read more
The Yankees would have found a way, during the first half of the season, to win the game they played Friday night. It’s not the first part of the season anymore. Closer Clay Holmes struggled for a second straight appearance, coming into the eighth inning and giving up a fielding hit, a walk and a … Read more
