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Top prospect Wander Franco is headed to the big leagues and will be called up from the minors by the Tampa Bay Rays, the team announced on Sunday. The Rays don’t play on Monday but start a six-game homestand on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. Franco, 20, is a switch-hitting shortstop and can also play second and third base. […]

Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy was forced to exit Monday’s game at the Yankees after vomiting on the mound. The incident occurred with two outs in the bottom of the second; Bundy, who had thrown 43 pitches, was facing DJ LeMahieu at the time he vomited. It’s uncertain what the cause was, though it’s possible Bundy suffered from heat-related nausea amid record […]

Craig Kimbrel didn’t know why his teammates charged out of the dugout right after he closed out a 4-0 win for the Cubs at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night. The Chicago closer went to the mound for the bottom of the ninth inning just thinking that he was on to preserve the lead. He never bothered to look at any […]

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso will defend his Home Run Derby title in Colorado on July 12, but Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who fell short by one home run in 2019, said Wednesday that he is sitting out the event. Guerrero, who is tied for the major league lead with 23 home runs, told reporters he […]

Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 It’s no fun losing your cookies in front of 25,054 fans at Yankee Stadium, but baseball and throwing up go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack. So hold your head up high, Dylan Bundy: You have no reason to be ashamed. After all, it’s not […]

Kyle Freeland was forced to leave in the middle of a gem on Monday afternoon at Coors Field. The Rockies’ southpaw had thrown five shutout innings against the Pirates before he exited the homestand opener with an apparent leg injury, which occurred when Freeland was running the bases. Freeland, who reached base twice via bunt off the Pirates’ Tyler Anderson […]

Trevor Story hit the baseball this past week like it’s the size of a beach ball. Five games. Four home runs. His 422-foot blast gave the Rockies a fifth-inning lead on Saturday at Milwaukee. But Colorado’s pitching woes ultimately stymied Story’s recent power surge in a 10-4 loss. Colorado starter Antonio Senzatela lasted just five innings. The bullpen inherited a […]

LAKEWOOD — Cherry Creek distance runner Riley Stewart woke up Friday morning with more nerves than usual. Even after winning her first track and field state championship the day before, she couldn’t help but flash back to two years ago when she placed third in the 3,200-meter race. She was a freshman at the time who also played soccer but […]

Brendan Rodgers was hailed as the future of the Colorado Rockies not too long ago. After injuries robbed him of most of the past two seasons, it was seen as a big step just for the infielder to break his home run drought earlier this month. Turns out, that was just the start. Rodgers entered Friday’s game against Milwaukee hitting […]