The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team’s Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by…
Read more San Francisco Giants Pride Night controversy prompts Trump administration investigation of MLBMinnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis was scratched from the team’s exhibition game lineup on Thursday as a precaution because of tightness in his right side. Lewis experienced…
Read more Twins scratch Lewis as a precaution with right side tightness, learn Festa won’t be ready for openerMinnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be available for the start of the season after an MRI revealed only inflammation in his lower back. Twins…
Read more Twins All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan has inflammation in lower backMinnesota Twins right-hander Pablo López ended a bullpen session early on Monday over what manager Derek Shelton said was “a little bit of elbow soreness.” López, who turns…
Read more Minnesota Twins starter Pablo López ends bullpen session early over elbow sorenessFree agent infielder Luis Arraez and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $12 million, one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The…
Read more Luis Arraez and Giants agree on $12 million, 1-year contract, source saysThe Minnesota Twins signed left-hander Taylor Rogers to a one-year, $2 million contract to bring the veteran reliever back to his original team as part of a bullpen…
Read more Minnesota Twins bring back Taylor Rogers to fortify bullpen, finalize Caratini dealThe Minnesota Twins have hired former pitcher LaTroy Hawkins as their bullpen coach on the staff under new manager Derek Shelton. After working as a special assistant to…
Read more Minnesota Twins hire former pitcher LaTroy Hawkins as bullpen coachMajor League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players…
Read more MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandalNEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of…
Read more MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettorsIn a winner-take-all Game 7 for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning classic in the early morning hours Sunday…
Read more Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series, defeat Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 classicPhillies With the off-season almost in full effect, the Phillies will look to bolster their roster during the winter meetings. The free agent class isn’t anything special, but…
Read more Vetting the Free Agent Market – Philadelphia Sports NationThe Minnesota Twins are expected to announce former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton as their choice to lead the team, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Shelton was…
Read more Minnesota Twins set to hire Derek Shelton as new manager, MLB reportsEditor’s note: This is a preview of Sports Daily, Newsweek’s newsletter where sports lead Joe Kozlowski highlights what you might have missed from the wide world of sports.…
Read more Sports Daily: A Different Kind of World Series HistoryWith the World series under way, we share thoughts from the son of our Faith Salie, who’s covering all the bases: I’m Augustus Salie-Semel. I’m a 13-year-old boy,…
Read more Why a 13-year-old baseball fan cheers for more than one teamPhillies Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski on his phone during batting practice before the Phillies play the San Diego Padres in game two of the National…
Read more Stay or Go – Philadelphia Sports NationUniversity of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has been named the next manager of the San Francisco Giants, making history as the first college coach to jump directly…
Read more San Francisco Giants hiring University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as next managerLos Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout testified Tuesday that he loved his teammate Tyler Skaggs like a brother and never saw signs of drug use before he died…
Read more Angels’ Mike Trout testifies he never saw signs of drug use from late teammate Tyler SkaggsThe Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of ALCS to secure their first World Series appearance since 1993. They now face the Los…
Read more Blue Jays beat Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS, now face Dodgers in World SeriesDodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had the single greatest game of baseball ever on Friday night with 10 strikeouts, three homers and a place in the World Series. Jericka…
Read more Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s show for the agesShohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to a second consecutive World Series last night, in historic fashion. In 2017, Jon Wertheim met Ohtani in…
Read more Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani headed back to World Series
