Who gives a rat's ass: Blue Jays' Joey Votto says mother's disappointment hit home  —  It didn't take long for Joey Votto to realize the error of his ways back in 2018 when he very publicly savaged his own hard-earned reputation in his homeland by rather shockingly suggesting he didn't give “a rat's ass” about Canadian baseball.

For ESPN announcers on MLB's Korea series, pandemic memories come flooding back  —  It was just four years ago, but it feels like a lifetime ago.  —  It was the time of the coronavirus pandemic, a period that changed our lives forever.  —  We were introduced to Zoom.

Source: Blake Snell agrees to 2-year, $62M deal with Giants  —  Blake Snell's prolonged free agency has ended.  —  The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, 10 days before his new team opens its regular season …

A New Chapter for Sports Illustrated, With Plans to Keep Print  —  Minute Media, owner of The Players' Tribune, has struck a deal to operate Sports Illustrated for at least 10 years.  —  The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen a new company to publish the magazine …

Reds lose CF TJ Friedl indefinitely due to broken wrist  —  The Cincinnati Reds have no timeline for the return of center fielder TJ Friedl, who fractured his right wrist while trying to make a diving catch in a game on Saturday in Goodyear, Arizona.  —  Friedl, who established himself …

New York's catcher cousins: Omar and Carlos Narvaez have each other's backs  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This is a tale of two catchers, both with the last name of Narvaez, one who probably would be better off if he left New York and one who can't wait to get there.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla explains why he has shifted the rotations and responsibilities of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown recently  —  The substitution patterns of Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been consistent and familiar for most of this season.