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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Every

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras, on the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch last week, will miss three weeks of action, manager Oliver Marmol said Monday night. That

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs stole eight bases — their most in a game in more than 100 years — and had 21 hits on the way to an 18-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Dansby Swanson broke the game

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a rain-delayed game he started for

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 07:15 AM 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 HIS CONFIDENCE BEAMED, even as his aura faded. “In my mind,” Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said earlier this month,

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season in Sunday’s 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, putting him on pace to break his own American League home run record. Home run No. 50 came

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th homer of the season Sunday, connecting in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. Judge drove a 0-2 changeup from Austin Gomber into the visiting bullpen in left-center to give the Yankees a

Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 25, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions In perhaps the most anticipated sports memorabilia auction ever, the jersey worn

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this season. Ohtani has been rehabbing his pitching arm while making history with

Field Level Media Aug 24, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros adjusted their pitching staff Saturday, signing free agent right-hander Hector Neris and activating right-hander Kaleb Ort from the paternity list. The Astros did not announce contract terms for Neris. In corresponding moves, infielder Jacob Amaya was designated for assignment, while

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani entered the 40-40 club in grand fashion Friday night, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to reach 40 home runs for the season and lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. took batting practice on the field Friday and said he expects to return in September from a stress reaction in his right thigh bone that has sidelined him for two months. “It

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Soon

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2024, 05:06 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 spiraling Seattle Mariners, who have lost eight of nine games largely because of a lethargic offense, fired

Aug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The race for baseball’s best record continues to be incredibly close — with six teams separated by just two games and no team on pace for more than 96 wins. The last time that happened in a full season was 2007. As MLB’s best clubs —

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2024, 02:03 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 Perry Minasian, nearing the end of his initial four-year contract, will return as general manager of the Los

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions BEFORE EVERY GAME, Francisco Lindor flits around the New York Mets‘ clubhouse, stopping at the lockers of green rookies and grizzled veterans, players from the United

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW