Three solo home runs accounted for all of the scoring on Monday. Let’s see how the Dodgers and Twins come to their offense on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – Kyle Schwarber's epic first half was paused Tuesday, June 23, when the Philadelphia Phillies slugger was scratched from their lineup with lower back tightness.
The indomitable DH, whose 29 home runs lead the major leagues, entered this series against the Nationals on a significant heater, combining with teammate Bryce Harper to go 12 for 17 with six home runs over two games Saturday and Sunday against the New York Mets. He now has 369 homers for his career.
But shortly before game time against Washington, Schwarber was scratched from his No. 2 spot in the lineup; the Nos. 3-7 hitters all moved up a spot with Edmundo Sosa inserted in the eighth spot at DH.
Phillies manager Don Mattingly said the decision to scratch Schwarber came seven minutes before the game, when his back tightened up. He attempted to swing and could not do so effectively. But Mattingly said Schwarber "said he was feeling better already," as the game went on, and that Schwarber has managed such tightness in the past.
He is considered day-to-day.
Sosa went on to drive in five runs, including a two-run double in the Phillies' eight-run ninth inning, in their wild 14-9 victory over the Nationals.
Schwarber has played in 75 of the Phillies' 79 games. He played in at least 155 games in his first four years in Philadelphia, including 162 last season, hitting a National League-best 56 home runs before signing a five-year, $150 million contract over the winter.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kyle Schwarber injury: MLB home run leader removed from Phillies lineup
Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Draft is set to tip off tonight, and while one former Kentucky Wildcat is expected to hear his name called, it’s not a done deal.
When Jayden Quaintance first declared for the draft, many mock draft projections had him safely in Round 1, and some even had him going in the lottery.
However, as draft day has drawn closer, many projections have barely had Quaintance cracking the first round, and that’s holding true leading into Day 1.
At ESPN, Jeremy Woo’s final 2-round mock draft has Quaintance going 28th to the Brooklyn Nets, while fellow Wildcat Otega Oweh did not hear his name called.
In addition, Woo reports that NBA teams actually think Quaintance’s previous knee issues could cause him to miss time in what would be his rookie season.
“Teams have remained unclear about Quaintance’s floor, with some speculation he could slip out of the first round due to health,” Woo writes. “He did not earn a green room invitation as teams continue to express concern about the state of his injured knee, which multiple team sources fear could cause him to miss time next season. He had knee surgery in March 2025 after tearing an ACL at Arizona State, and he was able to play in just four games at Kentucky last season due to precautions around that injury.
“Still, teams love his talent and physical tools as a vertical spacing 5-man and see major upside if he can get back to full strength. Where Quaintance lands will depend on individual teams’ comfort level selecting him. There remains enough enthusiasm around his ability that it’s hard to see him falling all the way out of Round 1. Brooklyn could have the patience and developmental runway to roster him.”
That would be a brutal development for Quaintance, as many assumed the knee issue that plagued him at Kentucky was minor and would not affect his rookie season.
Perhaps that belief was incorrect and Quaintance does have some sort of lingering issue that could affect his availability for the 2026-27 NBA season. Here’s to hoping that is not the case and he goes on to have a healthy career in the pros.
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their streak of 7 home games-in-a-row with game 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday night. Kyle Leahy gets the start for the Cardinals while the Diamondbacks are scheduled to start LHP Eduardo Rodriguez. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time at Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv. Note that JJ Wetherholt is at shortstop tonight and Jose Fermin is at second.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is planning for right fielder Kyle Tucker to be out for the rest of the series against the Minnesota Twins, after he left Monday’s game with low back spasms.
Roberts hopes to write Tucker into the lineup Friday, when the Dodgers open a three-game series in San Diego, after three days off, plus most of the game Monday.
“Hopefully he [can take] advantage of this, obviously to get right, but also kind of a mental reset,” Roberts said. “Hopefully the four days will suffice.”
Tucker, who said he felt a little better Tuesday but still sore, especially when rotating, is “pretty confident” that he’ll be able to avoid the injured list. And if he can take swings on Wednesday, he’ll probably be on track for that Friday return.
“But if he doesn’t, then we’ll have probably a tougher decision on Friday,” Roberts said.
Read more:Dodgers defeat Twins, but lose Kyle Tucker and catcher Dalton Rushing
Tucker, who has a .707 on-base-plus-slugging-percentage this season, has had a slow offensive start to his Dodgers’ tenure. He wasn’t ready to make any declarations about the potential benefits of time off to reset.
“Maybe,” he said. “We’ll see after I get back. We’ll see how that goes.”
The news on catcher Dalton Rushing, who exited Monday’s game to rule out a concussion, was more straightforward.
Rushing hadn’t yet gone through the second round of concussion testing needed to clear him to play when Roberts addressed the media Tuesday afternoon. But Rushing had told Roberts he was ready to play.
Read more:Dodgers great Justin Turner answers your questions, names his favorite baseball guy
“That doesn’t carry too much weight until I hear from the medical staff,” Roberts said. “But it is good to know that he said he’s good to go. My hope is that he’ll be available off the bench in some capacity.”
As a downpour hammered the tarped field early Tuesday evening, it was unclear when exactly the Dodgers would be playing. But despite plenty of rain in the forecast Tuesday evening, the teams and Major League Baseball identified a window for the game.
The Twins announced an estimated 5:05 p.m. PDT first pitch, representing a 25-minute rain delay.
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The Washington Capitals acquired right winger Brandon Kyrou in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, keeping the player movement around the NHL spinning ahead of the draft later this week and with free agency on the horizon.
Washington sent veteran forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the 16th pick to St. Louis for the 28-year-old Kyrou, who is under contract for the next five seasons at a salary cap hit of $8.125 million.
Capitals general manager Chris Patrick foreshadowed making a move like this after doing more selling than buying at the deadline in March. Kyrou gives the team another player in his prime to join a core around Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Aliaksei and Ilya Protas, Ryan Leonard and Logan Thompson — whether or not Alex Ovechkin returns.
“We believe he is an ideal fit for our team both now and for the long term,” Patrick said. “Jordan is an exceptionally talented and dynamic offensive player who will make an immediate impact on our club. His skill, creativity and ability to generate offense at an elite level will be a tremendous addition to our group.”
Kyrou had 18 goals and 28 assists in 72 games with St. Louis last season, producing below expectations for someone signed to be a key contributor. He is a three-time 30-goal scorer, reaching that mark consecutively from 2022-23 through 2024-25.
McMichael, 25, had 46 points in 78 games with the Capitals last season.
Gastrin, 19, was the 37th pick in the draft last year. Washington still has the 18th pick Friday night as part of the deal that sent longtime defenseman John Carlson to Anaheim in March.
In other trades Tuesday:
— The San Jose Sharks dealt William Eklund and forward prospects Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda to the Ottawa Senators for the ninth pick. The Sharks now have the Nos. 2, 9 and 27 picks in the first round of the draft Friday night. Ottawa got the No. 9 pick over the weekend as part of the return for sending Brady Tkachuk to Florida in the offseason’s biggest blockbuster so far. The Senators also received a pair of picks the Panthers got from Seattle for Mackie Samoskevich, along with a 2029 first-rounder.
— The New Jersey Devils sent Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov to the Calgary Flames for two future conditional first-round picks, as well as No. 35 overall this year and prospect Etienne Morin.
The Washington Capitals acquired right winger Brandon Kyrou in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, keeping the player movement around the NHL spinning ahead of the draft later this week and with free agency on the horizon.
Washington sent veteran forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the 16th pick to St. Louis for the 28-year-old Kyrou, who is under contract for the next five seasons at a salary cap hit of $8.125 million.
Capitals general manager Chris Patrick foreshadowed making a move like this after doing more selling than buying at the deadline in March. Kyrou gives the team another player in his prime to join a core around Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Aliaksei and Ilya Protas, Ryan Leonard and Logan Thompson — whether or not Alex Ovechkin returns.
“We believe he is an ideal fit for our team both now and for the long term,” Patrick said. “Jordan is an exceptionally talented and dynamic offensive player who will make an immediate impact on our club. His skill, creativity and ability to generate offense at an elite level will be a tremendous addition to our group.”
Kyrou had 18 goals and 28 assists in 72 games with St. Louis last season, producing below expectations for someone signed to be a key contributor. He is a three-time 30-goal scorer, reaching that mark consecutively from 2022-23 through 2024-25.
McMichael, 25, had 46 points in 78 games with the Capitals last season.
Gastrin, 19, was the 37th pick in the draft last year. Washington still has the 18th pick Friday night as part of the deal that sent longtime defenseman John Carlson to Anaheim in March.
In other trades Tuesday:
— The San Jose Sharks dealt William Eklund and forward prospects Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda to the Ottawa Senators for the ninth pick. The Sharks now have the Nos. 2, 9 and 27 picks in the first round of the draft Friday night. Ottawa got the No. 9 pick over the weekend as part of the return for sending Brady Tkachuk to Florida in the offseason’s biggest blockbuster so far. The Senators also received a pair of picks the Panthers got from Seattle for Mackie Samoskevich, along with a 2029 first-rounder.
— The New Jersey Devils sent Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov to the Calgary Flames for two future conditional first-round picks, as well as No. 35 overall this year and prospect Etienne Morin.
The 2026 NBA draft is here, and the Washington Wizards are on the clock first.
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Fans attending the NBA draft are getting to see a little more than usual from their seats at Barclays Center.
With the arena undergoing some renovations, the red carpet that was previously held in the arena’s atrium was moved to the draft floor. A number of players were wearing sunglasses, even though it’s raining outside in New York and dark in the arena.
Also, some of the player interview stops after they are picked were also moved from their previous behind-the-scenes locations. The “Good Morning America” set is on the floor, along with ones belonging to NBA TV and Chinese entertainment company Tencent.
Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Giannis Antetokounmpo — a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time All-Star — from the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in exchange for a massive haul of players and draft picks.
The terms, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move had yet to receive the required league approval: Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis are heading to Miami for Wisconsin native Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware and Kasparas Jakucionis.
Milwaukee also gets the No. 13 selection that will be made in Tuesday night’s NBA draft, along with a first-round pick swap in 2030, first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and a second-rounder in 2033, the person said.
Yaxel Lendeborg wrapped up his college career by winning a national title at Michigan under Dusty May. He made his pitch to keep playing for him before Tuesday night’s draft.
The Dallas Mavericks announced they had hired May away from the Wolverines on Monday, and they have the No. 9 overall pick in the first round. That aligns with the rough range where Lendeborg — an Associated Press first-team all-American — could hear his name called as a potential lottery prospect.
So Lendeborg was ready with his pitch on ESPN’s predraft special.
“I’m very happy for him,” Lendeborg said while sharing a laugh with fellow Michigan lottery prospect Aday Mara. “I’ll be way happier for him if he suddenly takes me at nine. So he should draft me. Draft me, please.”
Tobacco Road rivals Cameron Boozer of Duke and Caleb Wilson of North Carolina are part of the top overall tier of prospects in Tuesday’s first round of the NBA draft. If they both go in the top four as widely expected, that would be the first time in nearly four decades that the Blue Devils and Tar Heels each had a top-five pick in the same draft.
The last time came in 1989, when Duke forward Danny Ferry went No. 2 overall followed by UNC forward J.R. Reid at No. 5. The closest the schools had come since that time was in 2019, with Duke having forwards Zion Williamson going No. 1 and RJ Barrett going No. 3, while UNC had guard Coby White go No. 7.
Boozer became the fifth freshman named Associated Press men’s national player of the year, while Wilson was a second-team AP All-American in an injury-shortened season.
North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson isn’t shy about selling his potential.
The 6-foot-9, 211-pound forward appeared on ESPN’s predraft Red Carpet Special, hours before the start of a draft where Wilson is widely projected to be a top-four selection. When asked what the NBA team that drafts him Tuesday night would be getting, Wilson said: “A game changer.”
Wilson is part of a top overall tier of prospects that includes BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Duke’s Cameron Boozer.
21. Detroit Pistons (via Timberwolves)
22. Philadelphia 76ers (via Rockets)
23. Atlanta Hawks (via Cavaliers)
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Lakers
26. Denver Nuggets
27. Boston Celtics
28. Brooklyn Nets (via Pistons)
29. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Spurs)
30. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder)
The Dallas Mavericks’ overhaul following the Luka Doncic trade took another important step with Monday’s hiring of Michigan’s Dusty May as coach. Now they’ll have two first-round selections to add more pieces around NBA rookie of the year Cooper Flagg.
Dallas has the No. 9 and No. 30 overall picks in the first round, as well as a second-round selection for Wednesday.
In addition to Flagg, the Mavericks are set to get star guard Kyrie Irving back in his recovery from a serious knee injury, as well as having returning pieces like forwards P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford and center Dereck Lively II.
The No. 9 pick falls in range where numerous one-and-done guards are likely to land. That tier includes Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr., Houston’s Kingston Flemings, Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr., Illinois’ Keaton Wagler and Arizona’s Brayden Burries. Freshman forward Nate Ament from Tennessee could also be an option.
The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick on Tuesday night.
May is making the jump to the NBA less than three months after leading Michigan to its first NCAA championship since 1989. He had a 64-13 record in two years with the Wolverines, including a 34-3 season that ended with a 69-63 victory over UConn in the national title game.
The Mavericks made their choice to replace Jason Kidd official on the same day they could select the next young player who would be part of building around 2025 No. 1 pick and reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, who turns 20 in December.
Dallas also has the final pick of the first round at No. 30 and the 48th choice in the second round, which will be held Wednesday.
11. Golden State Warriors
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Milwaukee Bucks
14. Charlotte Hornets
15. Chicago Bulls (via Trail Blazers)
16. Memphis Grizzlies (via Suns)
17. Oklahoma City Thunder (via 76ers)
18. Charlotte Hornets (via Magic)
19. Toronto Raptors
20. San Antonio Spurs (via Hawks)
Michigan’s frontcourt powered the Wolverines to their first NCAA title since 1989. That trio could follow up by all landing in the lottery of Tuesday’s NBA draft.
Forwards Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. join big man Aday Mara in being set to go by roughly midway through the first round.
The 7-foot-3 Mara is massive and projects as a potential rim-protecting defensive force. Lendeborg was a first-team Associated Press All-American who improved his outside shot, while Johnson is a versatile player who could work as a forward or as a small-ball 5-man.
The Wolverines could produce three first-round picks on Tuesday night for the first time since the 1990 draft.
1. Washington Wizards
2. Utah Jazz
3. Memphis Grizzlies
4. Chicago Bulls
5. LA Clippers (via Pacers)
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans)
9. Dallas Mavericks
10. Milwaukee Bucks
AJ Dybantsa has been a longtime favorite to be the No. 1 overall NBA draft pick. He’ll find out Tuesday whether he’s reached that status.
The 6-foot-9, 217-pound freshman lived up to all the hype at BYU, leading the country in scoring (25.5 points) while becoming a first-team Associated Press All-American. He pressured defenses with his ability to get off his own shot and by attacking to get to the foul line more than any other player in Division I.
The chief challenge to Dybantsa hearing his name called by the Washington Wizards is Kansas one-and-done guard Darryn Peterson.
The Washington Wizards have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night, with AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer among the options after strong freshman seasons in college.
Washington’s NBA title drought is almost as long as the New York Knicks’ was, having last won in 1978 when the team was still known as the Bullets.
The Wizards could go for Dybantsa, a forward who led the nation in scoring at BYU; or Peterson, a guard with tons of talent but some question marks after missing 11 games at Kansas with injuries and illness; or Boozer, a forward who was college basketball’s player of the year at Duke.
On the day before the start of the 2026 NBA Draft,Dusty May reopened the college basketball coaching cycle with the Dallas Mavericks hiring the now ex-Michigan basketball coach.
The Mavericks made May's hiring official on Tuesday afternoon.
In a statement posted on social media on Tuesday evening, May wrote that it "wasn’t an easy decision" to leave the Wolverines, a team he had just guided to a national championship with one of the most dominant NCAA Tournament runs in recent memory, averaging a 19‑point margin of victory across six games.
"When my family and I came to Ann Arbor two years ago, we hoped we could help bring Michigan basketball back to where it belongs. I never could have imagined how special these last two seasons would be," May wrote. "... This wasn't an easy decision."
May, who led the Wolverines to a 64-13 record in two seasons, continued by mentioning that he felt the opportunity to coach in the NBA — where he'll coach 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg in Dallas — was something he felt he "needed to pursue."
"But that doesn't change how much these last two years have meant to us. Ann Arbor became home, and we'll always be grateful for the relationships and memories that came from our time here," May said. "Thank you for trusting us, believing in us and making these last two years so much fun. It was an honor to coach at Michigan and wear the block M."
In a statement on Tuesday, where he named Mike Boynton Jr. as the Wolverines' interim coach, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel thanked May for his two seasons in Ann Arbor and for returning the program to the national stage.
"While we are disappointed to see Dusty leave Michigan, we are deeply grateful to the May family for the lasting impact they have made on our program and our university," Manuel said. "In just two seasons, Dusty restored Michigan basketball to national prominence and led our Wolverines through one of the greatest chapters in program history, culminating in our first national championship in 37 years."
May posted a 190-82 overall record in eight seasons as a college basketball coach, with a 126-69 record at FAU, which he also led to the Final Four in 2023 as a 9-seed.
Here's May's full statement
In a true race to the bottom, two teams tied for the fewest wins in the entire sport are set to square off in Coors Field tonight with the Red Sox taking on the Rockies. If the Red Sox lose and the Giants beat the A’s later this evening, Boston will stand all alone as the team with the fewest wins in baseball.
On the mound is Sonny Gray, who has actually proved to be the guy most capable of cooking up wins for the Sox this year. He enters the proceedings with an 8-1 record, and the team is 9-4 overall in his 13 starts. If they win tonight, Gray will be responsible for just shy of a third of all the team’s victories this season. (What an amazing acquisition by our fearless leader Craig Breslow!)
For the Rockies, it will be Boston native Sean Sullivan taking the mound. He brings with him a 10.29 ERA and also some history of being at the 2004 Red Sox victory parade as a two-year-old. In other words, on paper this matchup seems to heavily favor the Red Sox, But if you’ve watched this team attempt to play baseball all year, you know that underperforming what’s supposed to happen on paper is kind of the Red Sox’ main thing, so I’m bracing myself for more of that tonight.
⚾️ First Pitch: 8:40pm — Coors Field, Denver Colorado
📺 TV: NESN
📻 Radio: WEEI
To be fair, yesterday’s defeat wasn’t too bad, as these things go. It was a one-run loss on the road, to a team ahead of us in the standings, and was entirely due to the absence of any clutch hits – not something over which it’s generally believed a team has much control. As noted in the recap comments, the “Deserve to Win” was skewed massively in favor of the Diamondbacks. It was certainly better than getting thumped at home by the Twins. But moral victories only go so far, and Arizona find themselves at risk of falling below the .500 mark, for the first time in over a month.
The last time the D-backs dipped under an even record was in mid-May. Victory on May 17 in Coors Field pulled them up to 22-23, and kick-started a five-game winning streak for the team. Modest, but Arizona hasn’t had one any longer than that since August 2024. Since then, the team has dipped to .500 on a couple of occasions, before and during the series in Cincinnati. However, the Diamondbacks won on both occasions, to avoid slipping to a losing record. The Cardinals promise to be a tougher opponent, but the team does have their ace, Eduardo Rodriguez, going this afternoon.
The turnaround in E-Rod is remarkable. Over the four seasons combined previous to this one, he made 82 starts, and was worth a total of four bWAR. The great bulk of that (3,2) came in 2023. But he’s already at 2.8 bWAR, and we’re not even quite at the half-way mark in 2026. I am a little bit nervous, since he seems afflicted by the K-phobia which has impacted many of our pitchers (most notably Merrill Kelly). Rodriguez’s strikeout rate is a career low 6.6 per nine innings, and he’s benefiting from a .256 BABIP, also a career low. That’s despite a 27% line-drive rate, exactly in line with his figure each of the previous three seasons. Fingers crossed, because given our rotation, the last thing we need is regression.
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Coming off of Monday’s roller coaster of a game that ended in a walk-off win, the South Siders look to take another game over Cleveland in the AL Central Division race behind righthander Sean Burke. The righty was lights out in one of the best starts of his career against the Yankees last week, tossing 7 1/3 innings to complete the game, allowing just one run and a walk while striking out eight along the way. This will be Burke’s 12th actual start, but his 16th appearance of the season as Chicago has opted for an opener a few times given Burke tends to struggle through the first when he starts. As much as I tend to hate the “opener” idea, the numbers back up Will Venable’s decision as Burke’s stats are stronger as a reliever than as a starter.
Entering the game out of the bullpen, Burke has posted a 1.80 ERA and a .174 opponent batting average while walking less batters – 6.5% walk rate vs 9.3% – and striking them out at a higher rate: 28.3% K% compared to 22.4% as a starter. To be fair, he has thrown 56 frames to start a game while having an opener for 25 innings, but his first inning 6.55 ERA and 1.45 WHIP are the highest against the rest of his inning splits. He last started a game against the Dodgers a couple of weeks ago and allowed four earned with two bombs, five walks, and six strikeouts, but the game before that, he did have an opener but still gave up three with two homers and five walks. Baseball can be a weird game.
The good news for Burke is that the Guardians team batting average against right-handed pitching ranks 28th in baseball, with just a .685 OPS, the fifth-worst in the league. Despite that, rookie second baseman Travis Bazzana has been excellent all season for Cleveland, slashing .274/.373/.469 and amounting to an .842 OPS. He has also been on a heater for the last seven days and in 21 at-bats, Bazzana’s 1.577 OPS is the third-best in MLB and he trails only Yandy Díaz with a .577 on-base percentage, even reaching base three times Monday and scoring twice against the South Siders. Bazzana will hold down the leadoff spot for the Guardians, but Burke will need to be ready for additional batting threats in Kyle Manzardo and Brayan Rocchio, with the latter knocking three hits last night.
Cleveland Guardians Lineup
With lefthander Parker Messick on the mound for the Guardians, the South Siders are rolling with a righty-heavy lineup for Tuesday’s matchup. Messick has been one of the top pitchers in the league pretty much since he was called up last season, and ranks third in the American League (ninth in MLB) with a 2.70 ERA in his 86 2/3 innings. Thankfully for the Good Guys, they rank fourth in MLB with a .764 OPS against left-handed pitching while leading all of baseball with 37 home runs. With that, Miguel Vargas will lead off while still holding down first base, and though Chase Meidroth is usually the go-to in the leadoff spot, he will be batting third behind our right-handed DH king: Randal Grichuk. Yesterday, Grichuk mashed his eighth bomb and third pinch-hit homer of the season, and his .858 OPS on the year definitely gives the Sox some power to round out the lineup.
Kyle Teel will get some rest after his first game back in the majors, with Drew Romo taking over behind the plate. Tristan Peters will also have the day off as Junior Perez platoons into center with the left-handed matchup.
Chicago White Sox Lineup
It is once again a beautiful night for some baseball, and ideally we see a much better night from the bullpen … unless Burke wants to go ahead and toss a complete game, that would be fine too. Game time temperature will be right around 70º with sunny skies, and first pitch will take place at 6:40 p.m. CT on the South Side. Tune into the TV broadcast on CHSN or listen in on the radio at ESPN Chicago AM 1000. How about a series win?
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Apr 5, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; New Jersey Devils defenseman Simon Nemec (17) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils traded Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, getting draft picks for the 22-year-old defenseman.
In new general manager Sunny Mehta’s first major roster transaction, the Devils received two future conditional first-round picks, as well as No. 35 overall this year and prospect Etienne Morin for Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov.
There had been buzz in recent weeks that Nemec was interested in a change of scenery. The right-handed shooting Slovak is just 22 years old and 159 games into his NHL career since New Jersey selected him with the second pick in the draft in 2022.
The first-rounders are top-10 protected, with Calgary potentially parting ways with one in each in some combination of 2027, ‘28 and ’29.
Morin, 21, is a left shot defenseman who spent last season in the minors.
Apr 5, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; New Jersey Devils defenseman Simon Nemec (17) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils traded Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, getting draft picks for the 22-year-old defenseman.
In new general manager Sunny Mehta’s first major roster transaction, the Devils received two future conditional first-round picks, as well as No. 35 overall this year and prospect Etienne Morin for Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov.
There had been buzz in recent weeks that Nemec was interested in a change of scenery. The right-handed shooting Slovak is just 22 years old and 159 games into his NHL career since New Jersey selected him with the second pick in the draft in 2022.
The first-rounders are top-10 protected, with Calgary potentially parting ways with one in each in some combination of 2027, ‘28 and ’29.
Morin, 21, is a left shot defenseman who spent last season in the minors.
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that could include the NHL’s footprint in the Lone Star State.
The NHL is exploring the expansion process in Texas, as Houston and Austin are being eyed as potential cities to land a franchise. The matter was discussed at the NHL’s board of governors meeting in Manhattan on Tuesday.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters that the league has been in conversations with the Friedkin family about a potential expansion team in Houston or Austin for two years, according to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun.
Bettman said that Houston and Austin would need new arenas as part of any expansion bid and the expansion fee would be a whopping $3.5 billion if it happens in either city.
The NHL will take its time before making a decision and Bettman said it would take a six-month process to make up its mind whether it will go forward with expansion in one of those markets. Dallas has been home to the Stars since the franchise relocated from Minnesota in 1993,
Canadiens owner Geoff Molson, a member of the NHL’s board of governors executive committee, told reporters, according to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, that expansion in Texas is “just an exploration at this stage and it’s an important decision.”
Dan Friedkin, whose net worth is estimated at $10.3 billion per Bloomberg, emerged as a possible ownership option last year when he was written about by ESPN.
Friedkin is the CEO of The Friedkin Group, a conglomerate that has its hands in everything from Toyota distributors to award-winning resorts, according to the company’s website.
The company is based in Houston and Friedkin already has a growing portfolio of sports assets through Pursuit Sports, which is a company dedicated to TFG’s sports properties.
The company owns Italian soccer club AS Roma in Serie A and The Friedkin Group took majority control of Premier League club Everton.
“Pursuit Sports, our family’s global sports ownership and operating platform, has reached an agreement with the NHL that provides us with the exclusive rights to bring an expansion NHL team to the State of Texas, with a primary focus on both Austin and Houston as potential markets,” the Friedkin family told the Houston Chronicle in a statement.
“Each city brings unique attributes that would make a new team a huge success — both have the infrastructure, passionate fan bases, and economic strength needed to support a championship-caliber franchise for years to come.
“We have wanted for some time to bring an NHL team to Texas, and we are excited that the process has now begun. Selecting a new market for an NHL franchise is a special and important responsibility, and we are grateful to the league for their faith in us and their support. Working with Commissioner [Gary] Bettman and the NHL, we will undertake a principled, disciplined, and methodical process to ensure we find the right long-term home for this new franchise.”
Houston is the biggest market in the United States or Canada that does not have a pro hockey team, and was home to the American Hockey League’s Houston Aeros until the team relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2013.
