12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Yes, America, Pete Alonso has a supporting cast. With much of the national attention on the New York Mets focused on the rookie bomber’s soaring home run total — or, even just a few weeks ago, on the latest calamities and dysfunction in an organization that has tripped over

6:32 PM ET Los Angeles Angels rookie starter Griffin Canning is headed back to the injured list with inflammation in his right elbow, the second time this month the injury has sidelined the 23-year-old right-hander. The Angels will put Canning back on the 10-day IL just three weeks after the same issue landed the 2017

8:00 AM ET Some players — like the now-immortal Keith Comstock — pose for them on purpose. Some are semi-tragic mistakes. Others, well, we just don’t know. What we do know: From bat-handle obscenities to boa constrictors and mascot photo bombs, these are 10 of the funniest and most memorable baseball cards ever. Billy Ripken

11:59 PM ET The Houston Astros are placing shortstop Carlos Correa and right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day injured list, manager AJ Hinch said after Tuesday night’s 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Correa was out of the lineup Tuesday after leaving the previous night’s game after the first inning with back discomfort. Hinch had

6:32 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Billy Hamilton feels like Christmas came early. After being let go by one of baseball’s worst teams, Hamilton joined the first-place Atlanta Braves on Tuesday to help with their push for the playoffs. “It’s a great feeling,” Hamilton said in the clubhouse at SunTrust Park before the opener

6:45 AM ET David Schoenfield The 2019 season reminds me of the great Mickey Mantle quote: “Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.'” That should be the slogan for this entire season, with the juiced balls flying out of

2:11 AM ET Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who has been on the injured list since May, declared himself ready to return to the major leagues after another minor-league rehab start on Monday. Hernandez got the no-decision in Triple-A Tacoma’s 8-3 win over Salt Lake. He went three innings, allowing one earned run, walking three

6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves claimed outfielder Billy Hamilton off waivers from the Kansas City Royals, the team announced Monday. Hamilton, 28, hit .236 with four homers and 29 RBIs this year as his stolen base total dropped to 34. He swiped 56 bases in 2014 and increased his total by

9:45 AM ET Nationals ace Max Scherzer expects to return to Washington’s rotation Thursday after missing nearly four weeks with a rhomboid strain, declaring himself “ready to pitch.” Scherzer discussed his schedule for this week Sunday, one day after throwing a 65-pitch simulated game. The three-time Cy Young Award winner will throw a bullpen session

10:41 PM ET I love the National League East. If they gave a daytime Emmy Award for best soap opera of 2019, it would have to go the NL East. We have Bryce Harper, bullpen problems up and down the division, managers on the hot seat, cold spells, hot streaks, Pete Alonso mashing, Ronald Acuna