DETROIT — Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. Clemens flew into town from Texas to see his son, Kody, make his major league debut for the Tigers. He was called […]

Marlins’ Jesus Sanchez hit just four home runs this season entering Monday’s game against the Rockies. His fifth is one he won’t forget any time soon. The Miami outfielder crushed a 496-foot shot off Colorado starter Ryan Feltner in the second inning that rocketed into the third deck in right field where Coors Field’s party deck is located. The solo […]

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki left Saturday’s night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a neck contusion after being hit with a warmup pitch in the third inning. During the seventh inning, the Angels said Suzuki is alert and undergoing further testing. With the Blue Jays leading, 1-0, Suzuki was catching pitches from starter Michael Lorenzen prior to […]

NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom says his injured right shoulder blade feels “completely normal,” and he’s waiting for New York’s medical staff to clear him to resume throwing off a mound. DeGrom has been sidelined since late in spring training with a stress reaction in his scapula. The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner played catch Friday […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The White Sox designated left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel for assignment on Saturday, two days after he gave up six runs in two innings to the Boston Red Sox. Keuchel, 34, had a 7.88 ERA this season after compiling a 5.28 mark last year. After signing a […]

Catcher Salvador Perez has been activated off the injured list by the Kansas City Royals and will be in the lineup against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Perez missed nine games after suffering a sprained thumb in a game against the Chicago White Sox on May 17. He was placed on the IL the following day. The seven-time All-Star was […]

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate The Colorado Rockies have unveiled their City Connect uniforms, inspired by the mountains and pine trees of Colorado, the state’s license plate and the state’s “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” signs. The Rockies will debut the new on-field look on June 4 against the Atlanta Braves. The uniforms feature the Rocky […]

The Class 4A baseball tournament begins Friday in Colorado Springs, and runs through next weekend. Here are names and storylines to watch in the eight-team field, where any school is capable of making a run to the title. No. 1 Palisade (23-2, Western Slope League champions) run-ruled its way through regionals to the program’s first state tournament berth in 37 […]

Josh Donaldson has apologized to Jackie Robinson’s wife and family for using the barrier-breaking Hall of Famer’s name in reference to Tim Anderson last week, saying Robinson “was a true American hero” and that he holds his name “in the highest regard.” Donaldson issued his apology as part of a statement to MLB.com on Thursday, three days after the New […]

NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season. Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday as the ailing Yankees made a flurry of roster moves less than an hour before their 2-0 victory over Baltimore in the series finale. Manager Aaron Boone later clarified the injury to the star’s […]