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Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were elected Thursday to start in the July 16 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Judge led the major leagues with 3,425,309 votes in the

Jun 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than three weeks to go before the All-Star break, the Guardians have made their top-three debut. Cleveland, winners of seven of its last eight games, took a series in Baltimore to leapfrog the dominant Orioles, as well as the Dodgers, in our power rankings.

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 01:19 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 NEW

ESPN News Services Jun 26, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As one of the game’s most feared sluggers, Shohei Ohtani‘s potential participation in the Home Run Derby is an annual topic of discussion heading into the All-Star break. But Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t so sure that would be a good

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young announced several roster moves Wednesday in an attempt to improve the offense for the defending World Series champions. “We can’t sit back and wait, hope that it comes together. It’s time for us to get going,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 26, 2024, 07:00 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 The Los Angeles Angels trailed by a run halfway through their May 28 game against the New York

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 25, 2024, 06:44 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

ESPN News Services Jun 25, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After saying in the past that he’d never play for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is softening his stance. Guerrero was asked Monday night if he’d reconsider past comments with the Blue Jays languishing in last

Jun 24, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Padres placed Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day IL with a femoral stress reaction in his right leg, the team announced on Monday. The move is retroactive to Saturday. Tatis had already been out of the Padres lineup over the weekend due to

ESPN News Services Jun 24, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has been suspended 10 games and fined an undisclosed amount after violating prohibitions on foreign substances, Major League Baseball announced Monday. The suspension, issued by MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill, will begin Tuesday,

Jun 24, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles recalled outfield prospect Heston Kjerstad from the minor leagues Monday before the start of their series with AL Central-leading Cleveland. Kjerstad is ranked No. 21 on MLB Pipeline’s prospect list. He went 2-for-14 in seven games with the Orioles earlier this

ESPN News Services Jun 23, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz was ejected in the ninth inning before even throwing a pitch Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs. Díaz came on to try to seal what turned out to be a 5-2 Mets victory, but was

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — On the 40th anniversary of his most famous game, Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman, Ryne Sandberg, was immortalized outside Wrigley Field as the team unveiled

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 23, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez was suspended 80 games Sunday for violating Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug policy, just two days after his big league

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk on a full-count, pitch-clock violation by Kyle Finnegan as the Colorado Rockies scored two runs in the ninth inning for an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. It was the first game decided

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton left Saturday night’s 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves because of left hamstring tightness. The Yankees said Stanton will have imaging on Sunday. Stanton doubled off the center-field wall in the fourth inning and winced

Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer said he will make his season debut Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals. The Rangers, however, have yet to announce their starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale versus the Royals in Arlington, Texas. Scherzer has been working

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Friday night in Shohei Ohtani‘s first game against his old team. The Angels won in extra innings