Chris Sale, despite losing Saturday, remains the rock of the Red Sox rotation. But the struggling Chapman wasn’t called on to protect the Yankees’ precious lead.
Simona Halep moved within a victory of the No. 1 ranking, needing just 54 minutes to cruise past Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-1, in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.
The protest was announced by the umpires’ union in objection to M.L.B.’s decision to fine but not suspend Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler for his tirade against the umpire Angel Hernandez.
About 80 people, including Frank Serpico, gathered in Brooklyn to show solidarity for the former San Francisco 49ers player who refused to stand during the national anthem.
Chris Sale has had the kind of sterling season Boston hoped for when they signed him from the White Sox. But Chapman has struggled since returning to the Yankees from the Cubs.
The struggling Chapman was demoted by Manager Joe Girardi, who will go with David Robertson and Dellin Betances in save situations until further notice.
Amanda Hopkins, working for Seattle, is the first full-time female scout in more than 50 years. But she’s interested in the game, not in blazing trails.
Granderson was an offensive engine and a clubhouse leader in three and a half seasons with the Mets, though the club fell short of its ultimate goal during his tenure.
Both won matches that were postponed by rain the day before at the Western & Southern Open. After a quick turnaround, Pliskova advanced to the semifinals, while Nadal did not.
Yawkey owned the team for 44 seasons but fought suiting up a black player to the last. Now there is an effort to rename a street near Fenway Park that memorializes him.
J.D. Droddy has been an Air Force officer, a lawyer, an educator, a playwright, a theatrical producer, a composer and a baseball boss. At 73, he’s looking for something new.
The team’s principal owner, John Henry, said the club would make a new effort to have Boston rename a street outside Fenway Park that honors a former owner who resisted efforts to integrate baseball.
Mo Farah brought down the curtain on his peerless track career in Britain by winning his farewell race on home soil on an emotional afternoon at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting on Sunday.
