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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

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 07:00 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 NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 10:29 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 — The start of Sunday’s bottom of the seventh inning was delayed as close to two

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Bryce Harper and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Castellanos

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernandez‘s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 12:35 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

Oct 5, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the division series! After a wild-card round that lived up to its name, the eight teams in the division series start their title quest on Saturday. First, the Detroit Tigers visit the Cleveland Guardians (1:08 p.m.), followed by another interdivision matchup when the

Associated Press Oct 5, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ben Lively was left off Cleveland’s roster for the AL Division Series against Detroit despite being an invaluable addition to the Guardians’ starting rotation this season. Lively went 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts for the Guardians, who signed him to a

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:06 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 — Shohei Ohtani was asked if he felt nervous going into his first postseason game and

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies after missing

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Inside Bryce Harper‘s basement on a recent Saturday morning, his son wanted dad to watch his Hot Wheels races, and his daughter was hungry

Oct 3, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After the other three MLB wild-card series ended in sweeps, all eyes are on Milwaukee, where the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers will meet in a Game 3 showdown on Thursday night. The winner gets a National League Division Series date with the Philadelphia Phillies

ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Cashman appreciates World Series titles are expected from the New York Yankees, not just hoped for. New York hasn’t even reached the World Series since the 27th championship in 2009, a drought that is the pinstripes’ longest since the gap between 1978

Oct 2, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a day of MLB postseason openers dominated by the visitors — with three of the four away teams winning — the home teams will try to get even on Wednesday. The must-win action in the best-of-three wild-card round starts with the Houston Astros trying to

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka‘s solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into the American League Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a two-game sweep of