Feed aggregator

New York City's vaccine mandate for athletes is expected to be lifted Thursday, sources said, paving the way for Nets star Kyrie Irving to be back on the Barclays Center court Sunday and for unvaccinated MLB players to play in their home openers.

Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, was hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill and will be sidelined for up to a week.

Progress toward changes to New York City's vaccine mandate has inspired confidence that Nets star Kyrie Irving could be back on his home court soon, and that unvaccinated MLB players would be cleared to play at home prior to Opening Day, sources said.

Shortly after his introductory news conference, Nick Castellanos went to a back field at the Phillies' spring training complex and fielded grounders at third base. "Whatever the team needs, I have a Phillie hat on," he said.

Astros ace Justin Verlander pitched another scoreless outing Wednesday but hopes to get sharper by Opening Day after missing last season following Tommy John surgery.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hopes fluid conversations on a one-year deal or long-term contract can be completed before the team's opener on April 7.

Twins shortstop Carlos Correa says he wants to build a "championship culture" with his new team in Minnesota.

Bryan Reynolds is aware that arbitration hearings can get "messy," saying he remains open to a long-term deal with the Pirates.

Bryan Shaw, who led the majors with 81 appearances last season, agreed Wednesday to terms on a one-year contract with the Guardians

Trevor Story says he is "comfortable" with moving to second base and offered words of praise for new teammate Xander Bogaerts, who he says "wanted me to come here."

Colorado's former All-Star shortstop is heading to Boston to play second base.

Which NL clubs have the most future stars on the horizon? We rank the names to know in every system.

Returning from an elbow injury, New York Mets ace and two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom threw two innings of one-hit ball Tuesday night, during a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros.

Pete Alonso, coming off a season in which he led the Mets in nearly every major batting category, agreed with the team on a one-year, $7.4 million deal to avoid arbitration.

The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley are among the players headed to salary arbitration hearings after failing to reach contracts with their teams.

With eight family members in the stands on Tuesday, Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman made his spring debut for the Dodgers, lining an opposite-field single and grounding out against the Cincinnati Reds.

MLB and the players' union have agreed to rule tweaks, a source confirmed -- including keeping the automatic runner in extra innings and a change that will make it easier for the Angels to keep Shohei Ohtani's bat in the lineup on his start days.

Pete Alonso, coming off a season in which he led the New York Mets in nearly every major batting category, agreed with the team on a one-year, $7.4 million deal to avoid arbitration, sources told ESPN.

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. won't play in any of Atlanta's spring training games as he continues to recover from tearing the ACL in his right knee.

Mayor Eric Adams said New York City's pro sports teams will have to wait their turn to see any loosening of COVID-19 vaccination mandates.