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Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Minutes before the MLB trade deadline in July, the Detroit Tigers shipped out their fourth player of the week and arguably the best to move across

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani remained stoic as he rounded the bases in Thursday’s ninth inning, after another prodigious

ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after clinching a postseason berth, the New York Yankees received a major scare Thursday after star outfielder Juan Soto banged his left knee while sliding into the short wall in foul territory on a highlight-reel catch. Soto slid into the wall

Associated Press Sep 19, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette will end his season on the injured list because of a broken right middle finger after returning for only one game after he had been out more than eight weeks with a calf injury. The

Associated Press Sep 19, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — A year ago, the New York Yankees were knocked out of playoff contention with a week to go in the regular season, ending a string of six straight postseason appearances. Remembering what that was like made wrapping up a playoff berth with

Associated Press Sep 18, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers became the first major league team to clinch a division championship Wednesday when it sealed its third National League Central title in the past four years. The Chicago Cubs‘ 5-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics enabled the Brewers to

Associated Press Sep 18, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Craig Kimbrel‘s time with the Orioles could be coming to an end after the struggling team designated its former closer for assignment Wednesday following the latest in a series of rough outings. Kimbrel gave up six runs on three hits in ⅔

ESPN News Services Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Moments after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat and sock trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and then made a sensational play at second base

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ recent series at the Atlanta Braves marked the first time in more

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Last week, hours after the Chicago White Sox‘s latest attempt to win a baseball game fell apart in typically absurd fashion, Davis Martin could

Field Level Media Sep 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets received some relieving news Monday when an MRI on star shortstop Francisco Lindor‘s back came back clean. Lindor told reporters that he “should be back” before the end of the season and that the “best-case scenario” would be a

ESPN News Services Sep 16, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Trout, working his way back from two knee surgeries, acknowledged that a move away from center field could be in his future. The Los Angeles Angels superstar had his left meniscus repaired in early May and needed a second operation on the

ESPN News Services Sep 15, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will have further tests Monday, including an MRI, after leaving Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with back discomfort in the second inning. It was the second time in three days that Lindor left a game

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday that completed

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three months, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos to end a streak of 20 consecutive series losses. A day

Field Level Media Sep 15, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies reinstated infielder Alec Bohm from the 10-day injured list before Sunday’s finale of a three-game series against the visiting New York Mets. Catcher Aramis Garcia was designated for assignment to make room for Bohm on the 28-man roster. Bohm, 28,

ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole stuck out four fingers on his pitching hand, then pointed toward first base as Rafael Devers looked on incredulously. Having held the first 10 Red Sox batters hitless, the New York Yankees ace handed Boston’s slumping star an

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Tyler Glasnow has a sprained right elbow and is “highly unlikely” to pitch again this season,