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Aug 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With six weeks left in the season, the divisional and wild-card races are heating up more — and are making for some exciting baseball. A dominant run from the Padres and Diamondbacks — both of whom are now solidly in the top 10 of our rankings

GOING INTO THE 2023 season, Major League Baseball implemented the most extreme set of rule changes in the history of the game. The league instituted a pitch clock, eliminated the shift, enlarged the bases and placed a limit on pickoff throws. The changes have been significant leading to shorter games and more action on the

ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 300th homer, reaching that milestone faster than any other player when he connected against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Editor’s Picks Judge hit that mark in his 955th game and 3,431st

Field Level Media Aug 14, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with what the team labeled as a left elbow sprain. The Yankees are still determining the severity of the injury to Chisholm and whether surgery will be necessary.

Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Springer knew he was going to be ejected for arguing after a replay call. That didn’t stop the Toronto Blue Jays outfielder from showing his frustration. Springer got into a heated argument with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez during the seventh

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game, Nestor Cortes tossed seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees held off the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of the American League East lead. Soto tagged

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is likely headed to the injured list with a UCL injury, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday. It is not yet known whether Chisholm will need surgery. Chisholm left Monday night’s loss to the Chicago White

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Will Wagner was inserted into the Toronto Blue Jays lineup at second base and batting sixth for his major league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and a member

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 12:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Gavin Sheets matched a career high with four hits and drove in four runs, Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin homered, and the Chicago White Sox gave interim manager Grady Sizemore his first win, pounding the New York Yankees 12-2 Monday night

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 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 Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Max Scherzer, who has been limited to eight starts this season, is returning to Texas to get his fatigued right shoulder checked out, Rangers general manager Chris Young said Sunday. Scherzer was placed on the injured list Aug. 2 with fatigue

Aug 11, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said he “fell far short” after directing an anti-gay slur toward a fan during Sunday’s home game against the Houston Astros. In the bottom of the sixth inning, in between pitches with the count 1-2 and Houston up 10-0, Duran looked at a

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Mariners All-Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez is expected to be activated from the injured list and return to the lineup as Seattle’s designated hitter for Sunday

Associated Press Aug 10, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down from throwing for at least 10 days because of a mild strain in his right shoulder, but Orioles general manager Mike Elias expects him to return before the regular season ends. The

ESPN News Services Aug 10, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte left Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a left ankle contusion, the team announced. In the fourth inning, with Arizona leading 2-0, Philadelphia catcher Garrett Stubbs lined a hit off third baseman

Field Level Media Aug 10, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Infielder Jean Segura, a 12-year major league veteran, will be on call to lend a hand to the Baltimore Orioles‘ playoff chase after he signed a minor league deal with the club Saturday. Segura, 34, has not played in more than a year

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Managing a big league baseball team was far from Grady Sizemore’s mind when he joined the Chicago White Sox as a coach this season, but after being

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts will move from shortstop back to right field when he returns to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup next week. Manager Dave Roberts said Betts will make the move on Monday in Milwaukee, where the NL West leaders open a