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Mets recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
The New York Mets recalled catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse among several moves on Monday. ,The move comes exactly one month after the Mets sent down Alvarez, 23. At the time of his demotion, he was batting just .236 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 35 games. In 21 games with Syra...
Report: Mets intend to recall C Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A
A month after he was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, former top prospect Francisco Alvarez is set to return to the New York Mets, The Athletic reported Sunday.,The Mets intend to recall the 23-year-old catcher from Triple-A ahead of their Monday matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.,Alvare...
Rockies reinstate SS Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) from IL
The Colorado Rockies reinstated shortstop Ezequiel Tovar from the injured list Friday, while second baseman Thairo Estrada was placed on the IL with a sprained left thumb.,The Rockies announced Friday that Estrada's IL move was officially made on Monday and was retroactive to last Friday.,Tovar, 23,...
Charlotte FC transfer D Joao Pedro, F Iuri Tavares
Charlotte FC announced the transfers of defender Joao Pedro and forward Iuri Tavares on Wednesday.,Pedro, 22, went to Polish top-flight side Radomiak Radom, with Charlotte retaining a 40 percent sell-on clause.,Tavares, 24, headed to Croatian top-flight club NK Varazdin with a 20 percent sell-on cla...
Astros encouraged by exam on slugger Yordan Alvarez (hand)
The right hand pain that Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is currently experiencing is not related to the fracture from earlier this season, the team said Thursday.,Alvarez visited a hand specialist on Wednesday and received two injections in a bid to lessen the inflammation.,"There's no pain d...
Astros concerned after Yordan Alvarez (hand) has setback
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez experienced a setback with his fractured right hand and will see a specialist, general manager Dana Brown told reporters prior to Tuesday's road game against the Colorado Rockies.,Brown said Alvarez will see the specialist on Wednesday.,Alvarez has missed two mo...
Capitals D Martin Fehervary inks $7-year, $42M extension
Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary signed a seven-year, $42 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The extension begins with the 2026-27 season for Fehervary, who will make $2.675 million in the upcoming campaign to complete his existing three-year deal.,"Martin possesses all the core q...
John Tavares signs 4-year extension with Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares signed a four-year contract extension worth $17.52 million on Friday.,Tavares recorded 74 points (38 goals, 36 assists) in 75 games last season with Toronto while playing in the final campaign of a seven-year, $77 million contract.,The 34-year-old Ontario nat...
Mets option slumping C Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A
Once a highly touted prospect, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday in the wake of his offensive struggles this season.,Alvarez, 23, baseball's No. 1 prospect in 2022 who hit 25 home runs as a rookie in 2023, is hitting just .236 with three homers and ...
Carson Hocevar fined $50K for derogatory comments about Mexico City
Driver Carson Hocevar has been fined $50,000 by his race team, Spire Motorsports, and will be required to undergo sensitivity training after he made derogatory comments about Mexico City.,NASCAR's first Cup Series points race outside the United States since 1958 apparently didn't sit well with Hocev...
Orioles minor-leaguer dies at 19 in jet-ski crash
Luis Guevara, a 19-year-old infielder in the Baltimore Orioles' organization, died Sunday in a jet-ski collision in Sarasota, Fla.,The team issued a statement on Tuesday confirming Guevara's death without mentioning the cause.,According to multiple reports, two watercraft, each with two people aboar...
Star promoters confirm Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford fight in September
A long-rumored fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will take place Sept. 13 in Las Vegas and be broadcast by Netflix, it was confirmed Tuesday.,Financial terms were not released, nor was the venue.,The promoters of the fight are of equal name value.,Teaming up will be Riyadh Season, th...
Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...
Carson Hocevar shooting for first Cup Series win in native Michigan
Chevrolet driver Carson Hocevar is on the verge of doing something enormous in the NASCAR Cup Series, and he would love to do it this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in the Firekeepers Casino 400 in Brooklyn, Mich.,Hocevar's aim: Winning his first race in NASCAR's most prestigious series.,...
Astros DH Yordan Alvarez dealing with fracture in hand
Houston Astros designated Yordan Alvarez has a "very small fracture" in his right hand that is 60 percent healed, general manager Dana Brown announced on Saturday.,Brown said the fracture wasn't discovered in initial imaging on May 6 because there was too much inflammation and fluid.,"The immediate ...
Emma Navarro falls to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in French Open
Emma Navarro's French Open hopes came to a screeching halt Monday as unseeded Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro dispatched the No. 9 seed 6-0, 6-1 in the first round in Paris.,In a match that took just 57 minutes, the 68th-ranked Bouzas Maneiro dominated throughout, coming close to keeping Navarro com...
Phillies, visiting Rockies, embark on rest of the season without their closer
Fresh off their third straight victory, the Philadelphia Phillies will be without their closer on Monday when they open a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.,Actually, they will be without him a lot longer than that.,Jose Alvarado was suspended for 80 games and is ineligible for...
Carson Hocevar wins All-Star Open as three advance to main event
Carson Hocevar beat John Hunter Nemechek in the 100-lap NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open to advance to the main event on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina.,By advancing out of the preliminary race, Hocevar and Nemechek were able to race in their first $1 million, winner-take...
Phillies closer Jose Alvarado suspended 80 games
Philadelphia Phillies closer Jose Alvarado was suspended for 80 games by the MLB commissioner's office on Sunday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.,The substance, exogenous testosterone, is not produced naturally by the male body.,The team issued a brief statement in Sunda...
Rockies activate SS Ezequiel Tovar in flurry of moves
The Colorado Rockies activated Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's road game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.,Tovar, 23, has been sidelined with a left hip contusion and last played for Colorado on April 15.,In 16 games this season, Tovar is batt...