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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 13, 2024, 02:02 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 — Jeff McNeil, who fractured his right wrist on a hit by pitch a little more

Oct 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are down to just four teams after an exciting division series round saw the New York Mets eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat their division rivals, the San Diego Padres, in a thrilling win-or-go-home Game 5. Now that

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees. Cleveland will meet New York

Oct 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Because of the weather forecast in Cleveland, Game 5 of the American League Division Series is now a Saturday matinee between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers. One of those teams will see their season come to an end Saturday. The other will head to

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Yu Darvish tapped the “PS” patch on his uniform and then went to work on the way to an inspired performance. Yet, try as he might, Darvish’s stellar outing in the memory of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler was

ESPN News Services Oct 11, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to

Oct 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Would you want it any other way? After four heated National League Division Series showdowns, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a win-or-go-home Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Which side will get the last laugh in the intense

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Pinch-hitter David Fry had a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers in their AL Division Series with a

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 12:29 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 Minnesota Twins announced Thursday that they are for sale, potentially ending one of the longest-tenured ownerships in Major League Baseball. The Pohlad family, which bought

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division

Giancarlo Stanton hits go-ahead homer in the eighth, Yankees beat Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of the ALDS — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals’ 34-year-old catcher, lathers his entire body with an icy balm to wake up

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense

New York Mets defeat Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Game 3 Slugger Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and starter Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Citi Field.

ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox pitching legend and a beloved fan favorite, has died at the age of 83. Major League Baseball confirmed Tiant’s death on Tuesday, though a cause of death has not been disclosed. Tiant, nicknamed “El Tiante” and known for

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 02:13 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

Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece. Carpenter connected