Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury will be placed on the seven-day disabled list after leaving Wednesday’s game against the Royals in the first inning, manager Joe Girardi said. Ellsbury made the game’s first out when he crashed against the center-field wall to make a catch. Unfortunately, he collided hard with the wall and left the game…

Forget Mars, Bryce Harper is looking to colonize the rest of the Milky Way galaxy. With baseballs. Harper, the baseball god of hair and long home runs, launched this home run to Jupiter. No, really. Anyway, Tebow always spends time before a game signing autographs, right around 6:30 p.m., posing for pictures and even doling…

While some thought the Nationals and Giants fight on Monday was a bad look, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta was enjoying it. I don’t think anybody is right or wrong, Arrieta said Tuesday on 670 The Score in Chicago. I thought it was awesome. Every once in a while, it’s refreshing to see two teams emotionally…

Why it matters: The Giants were considered one of the favorites in the NL West heading into the season, but they’d gotten off to a rocky start, with a 6-10 record heading into a three-game series in Colorado after an off day April 20. That off day was devastating. See, that’s when Bumgarner ’ the…

Paxton has had all kinds of injury issues in his career ’ he’s made 13, 13 and 20 starts the past three seasons, respectively ’ but was off to a brilliant beginning in 2017, with a 1.43 ERA in his first six starts. But he felt a bit of discomfort in his fifth start (seven…

With that in mind, I decided to take a look at the injuries that have had the biggest impact on playoff races. First, a few parameters so you know where I’m coming from. I’m only looking at in-season injuries, which means I’m staying away from guys who started the season on the DL, like David…

The Angels didn’t have much margin for error if they wanted to be a playoff team this season, but one of the reasons for hope was the return of Richards, the staff ace who had a 3.18 ERA in 58 starts in 2014-15 but made only six starts in 2016. That hope was slowly, agonizingly…

Dustin Pedroia is expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained left wrist, but an MRI Tuesday revealed no more serious damage, according to the Boston Globe. That’s a sprain. There’s no fractures, no structural damage, ligament or otherwise. He’s got some soreness, he’s got some swelling, so whether or not this is…

Age is but a number, and Adrian Peterson is ready to prove that to the world this season with the Saints. Despite managing just 72 yards on 1.9 yards per carry last season before Ravens Cheap Jerseys going down with another major knee injury, Peterson, 32, thinks he can be a major factor in New…

Yankees blast 5 homers, rout Blue Jays to earn share of AL East lead After damaging a big-screen television with a long drive during batting practice, Aaron Judge wasn’t done hitting homers on Tuesday. The early Rookie of the Year favorite, Judge hit two homers and finished with four RBIs as the revamped Bronx Bombers…