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Anthony Gharib, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Actress Emma Roberts revealed Wednesday that she’s the owner of a one-of-one rookie card of Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Roberts posed with a Chrome Gilded Topps card featuring Holliday in his batting stance on her Instagram story with

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout game. “The feeling was just like, ‘Man, I’m better than this,'” the

Associated Press Jan 1, 2025, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired left-hander Tyler Gilbert in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Chicago sent minor league right-hander Aaron Combs to Philadelphia for the 31-year-old Gilbert, who had a 3.24 ERA in six relief appearances with the Phillies

Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 05:13 PM ET MURRIETA, Calif. — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Joc Pederson won a World Series in Texas with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020, then got another championship ring the following season after twice changing teams. The Rangers missed the playoffs last season after winning their own title in 2023,

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The FBI is warning sports leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent NFL and NBA players. The athletes’ homes are targeted due to the perception they may contain high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry,

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox, who struggled to come up with five dependable starting pitchers last season, are considering a six-man rotation in 2025. “We have had some conversations,” Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Monday in his first comments since trading for

ESPN News Services Dec 30, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals are bringing back pitcher Trevor Williams. The team agreed to terms with Williams on a two-year contract worth $14 million, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a successful physical exam. The right-handed starter spent the past two seasons

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2024, 09:38 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 The initial list of major league teams that expressed interest in Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, his agent,

ESPN News Services Dec 30, 2024, 01:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with first baseman Josh Bell on a one-year contract worth $6 million, according to multiple reports. The deal is subject to a successful physical. Bell returns to Washington after spending the 2021 season and bulk of

Dec 29, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. The Carter Center confirmed that the former president died peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home in Plains, Georgia. At 100 years old, Carter was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. A life-long Atlanta Braves

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 29, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs acquired utilityman Vidal Bruján on Sunday, sending first baseman Matt Mervis to the Miami Marlins in a swap of former top

Dec 28, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar announced his wife’s pregnancy on Instagram on Saturday, posting a photo of baby clothes and shoes underneath his dog Decoy. In February, Ohtani announced that he had gotten married

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 28, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a six-year, $210 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN late Friday night. After

Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from the organization after being the public face of the organization’s planned move from Oakland to Las Vegas. Kaval has been president of the A’s for the past eight years and will step down from the role on

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 27, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a three-year, $66 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday, reuniting the

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Free agent infielder Gleyber Torres is in agreement with the Detroit Tigers on a one-year, $15 million contract, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. Torres, 28, spent the

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Former Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles slugger Eloy Jimenez is in agreement on a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, sources tell ESPN. Jimenez, 28, is