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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was fitting Samuel Aldegheri came out to the theme song from “Rocky III” when he made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners. The 22-year-old left hander, who became the

Associated Press Aug 30, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night due to pain in his left big toe. Kershaw allowed two runs in the first and was pulled with no outs in the second after giving

ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is set to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a broken right thumb in a collision with the Houston Astros‘ Yainer Diaz, the team announced Friday. Pasquantino was injured while trying to catch a rushed

Associated Press Aug 29, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — On the hook for nearly $40 million over the next two years for a pitcher with a 6.50 ERA this season, the Philadelphia Phillies moved Taijuan Walker to the bullpen, turning the 33-year-old right-hander into a long reliever for the stretch run.

ESPN News Services Aug 29, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Left-hander Rich Hill came on in relief for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons. Hill replaced starter Kutter Crawford with

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Sam Aldegheri will become the first pitcher born and raised in Italy to play in Major League Baseball when he starts for the Los Angeles

Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 08:00 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 Los Angeles Dodgers star and two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani has signed an

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 09:14 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 LOS ANGELES — Fans were spotted lining up outside Dodger Stadium as early as 9 a.m. PT on

Ryan HockensmithAug 28, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

Associated Press Aug 27, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Rich Hill is back in the majors, nearly two decades and more than a dozen teams since he made his big league debut. The Boston Red Sox selected the 44-year-old lefty from Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday as Hill tries to add a

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros have finalized a deal with free agent outfielder Jason Heyward, pending a physical, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Heyward, a 15-year veteran, was designated for assignment last week by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros, who enter play

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