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Jul 15, 2024, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s 2024 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby day in Arlington! Some of the best home run hitters in baseball will be taking aim at the Globe Life Field stands on Monday (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) in one of the most anticipated events of the summer.

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. A former cricket, rugby and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday — after an error by shortstop Anthony Volpe kept the two-out rally going. The Yankees actually made

Jul 14, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB draft is underway on ESPN, with the Cleveland Guardians starting things off by taking Travis Bazzana with the No. 1 overall pick on Sunday night. The Cincinnati Reds followed by selecting Chase Burns with the second pick, the Colorado Rockies went with Charlie

ESPN News Services Jul 13, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Gio Urshela hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning after the Detroit Tigers overcame a 9-4 deficit in the ninth to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 on Saturday. Wenceel Perez bunted Ryan Vilade to third to start the 10th.

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 13, 2024, 08:57 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 Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey from the Washington Nationals on Saturday, hoping to shore up a bullpen that has been a weakness

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 13, 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 By pure luck, the team with the best record in the American League is also picking No. 1 overall in Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft in

Field Level Media Jul 13, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain on Saturday. Trevino exited Friday’s 4-1 win over the host Baltimore Orioles in the top of the ninth inning after hitting a double and then

ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2024, 10:36 PM ET BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees took the opener of their three-game set with AL East-leading Baltimore, beating the Orioles 4-1 in a chaotic matchup Friday night that also featured Aaron Judge‘s 33rd homer. Benches and bullpens cleared and there was some pushing and shoving in

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes is disrupting the betting market, causing odds to move dramatically overnight and even prompting one sportsbook to halt betting on the National League Rookie of

ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rookie sensation Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will start for the National League at Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. The right-hander, 22, was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft and has started only 11 games in the major leagues.

ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday. Skenes threw 99 pitches in his 11th major league start, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander walked

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB draft starts Sunday, and that means your team could be selecting its next superstar. Since baseball draft prospects often are not household names when picked, we

Jul 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The All-Star break is almost upon us, when the baseball world will pause to watch some of the biggest names in baseball participate in the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. The break might be a welcome reset for a number of clubs

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber hit his eighth leadoff homer of the season, All-Star reliever Matt Strahm struck out two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning to preserve the lead and the Philadelphia Phillies won again without Bryce Harper, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Adolis Garcia will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. García was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena last year in the first round at Seattle’s T-Mobile

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 01:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Chris Sale outdueled Zac Gallen with 5⅓ solid innings, Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. Duvall connected for his three-run shot in the sixth, extending

ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor in the Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata District Office Prosecutor Kelmin Duncan and the spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office Nairobi Viloria confirmed to ESPN’s Juan Recio they