St. Louis manager Mike Shildt had a premonition, a feeling about his 2021 Cardinals. “I’m tired of saying this because I sound like a broken record,” he told reporters on a postgame Zoom session. “We’re about to break it, because we’re about to get hot. We just haven’t been able to play with a lead. … We need to get […]

Wander Franco has been every bit the top prospect fans expected when the Rays promoted him. The 20-year-old shortstop reached base in 39 straight games before a hamstring injury sidelined him for nearly two weeks in September. He picked right back up where he left off, doubling and taking a walk in his first game back on Sept. 24 before doubling […]

Joe West, one of baseball’s most well-known umpires, is reportedly retiring at the end of the 2021 season. According to The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham, West will call it a career after the campaign. In May, he set the MLB record for most games umpired with his 5,376th game. FAGAN: Max Scherzer could top list as best midseason pitching acquisition […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, a come-from-behind 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. “It’s hard to do something in this organization that’s never been done, as historic and rich with tradition and success that this organization has,” […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals tied the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics for the longest win streak of the season by virtue of an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Friday. The 13 consecutive wins is the second longest […]

Did Halloween come early for the Los Angeles Dodgers? Judging by the team’s social media account, it certainly seems like a possibility. Hours after defeating the Colorado Rockies 7-5 in 10 innings, the team posted festive photos on Twitter. As a continuation of their annual dress-up day tradition, which was made into a team-wide event after being for rookies until […]

Max Scherzer doesn’t need more accolades to beef up his already air-tight Hall of Fame resume, but he’s threatening to add “best trade deadline acquisition of all time” to his resume anyway. I’m not sure they’ll be able to find room on the Cooperstown plaque for that one, though. He’s set to make his 10th start for the Dodgers on […]

Conor McGregor’s left hand has delivered hundreds of mighty punches throughout his UFC career. But on Tuesday night, it was not his friend. McGregor threw out the first pitch between the Cubs and the Twins at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and it was far from pretty. The ball sailed to the right of Chicago third baseman Patrick Wisdom and smacked […]

The Blue Jays are reportedly angry at the Rays after an incident from Monday’s game resulted in Tampa Bay finding — and keeping — their opponent’s pitching plan. During Monday’s game — a 6-4 win for the Rays and the first of a three-game series between the AL East teams — Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier was called out […]

FULLERTON, Calif. — Jo Lasorda, the widow of former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, has died. She was 91. She died Monday night at her home in Fullerton, the team said Tuesday. No cause of death was given. The former Joan Miller met Tommy Lasorda at a minor league baseball game in her hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, where […]