NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard left his rehab start for Low-A St. Lucie after only pitching an inning on Tuesday evening because he experienced right elbow soreness, the New York Mets announced.  Based on a progression schedule Mets manager Luis Rojas shared with reporters on Sunday in Miami, Syndergaard was scheduled to throw at least four innings. The Mets are […]

Since his 2016 hiring as Oakland Athletics president, Dave Kaval relied on a social-media charm offensive and the perception of fan-friendly accessibility to build goodwill with a neglected base and put a smiling face on the occasionally contentious efforts to build a new ballpark within city limits. From his emoji use that has all the trappings of early 2010s Twitter […]

Trevor Story knew it when he hit it. His leadoff, 438-foot, solo walk-off homer off Stefan Crichton lifted the Rockies to a 4-3 win over Arizona Sunday afternoon at Coors Field. It was the fourth walk-off home run of Story’s career and gave Colorado a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks — Colorado’s first three-game sweep of the season. The Diamondbacks’ […]

Arizona Diamondbacks veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner was riding a hot streak when he arrived at Coors Field Saturday, carrying a 1.32 ERA over his last six starts. When he departed after six innings in the D-Backs’ 7-6 loss to the Rockies, he had allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits, including a two-run homer by Charlie Blackmon in Colorado’s […]

Trevor Bauer is excellent at pitching and being the bad guy, and he was so good at both Friday night that he earned a few more words from this space. Writing about him is a tiresome, yet necessary, ritual because of his ability to do things that excite social media. Bauer starred — and stirred — in his first Dodgers-Giants rivalry game. […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com The boos rained down on Los Angeles Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer as he made his way toward the first-base dugout in the seventh inning from San Francisco, and Bauer figured he might as well embrace it. He cupped his right hand around his right […]

ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam in the second inning off Tyler Anderson, pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza added another slam in the eighth against position player Wilmer Difo and the Atlanta Braves homered seven times in a 20-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Austin Riley homered twice for his first multihomer game, and Ozzie Albies, […]

NEW YORK — After the strikeout-filled pitching duel, after the taught late-inning drama and a Yankees triple play – turned two nights after Corey Kluber’s no-hitter – Aaron Boone’s club completed an electric victory. Gleyber Torres’ ninth-inning single scored Aaron Judge from second base, giving the Yankees a wild, 2-1 win against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox. And it […]

It’s been a long road for Rockies infielder Brendan Rodgers, but he’s finally back with the big-league club. The club announced Friday that Rodgers has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list where he’s been since straining his right hamstring during spring training. Rodgers is in the starting lineup, batting sixth, for Friday night’s game against Arizona at Coors Field. […]

Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Here we are, three weeks into May, 11 days from a traditional measuring stick day in baseball — Memorial Day. While it might be more trope than policy, the truism has always been that it […]