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Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 02:12 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Colorado Rockies released outfielder Jurickson Profar, who hit .236 with eight homers, 39 RBIs and one stolen base after signing a one-year contract as a free agent that paid him $8.75 million. Hunter Goodman‘s contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque, just two weeks after

Aug 27, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Los Angeles Angels right-hander Chase Silseth was transported to a hospital after being struck in the head on an unusual play during the fourth inning of Saturday night’s 5-3 victory over the host New York Mets. Silseth was injured on a play in which two Mets were on second

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:40 PM ET BALTIMORE — All-Star reliever Félix Bautista was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday by the Baltimore Orioles, who can only hope his ailing elbow won’t keep him sidelined for the rest of the season. “Early indications are he has some degree of injury to the ulnar

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 01:30 AM ET CHICAGO — Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago police say a 42-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and a 26-year-old woman had a graze wound to her abdomen. The 42-year-old

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 This week, the San Francisco Giants entered the third game of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies attempting to avoid a sweep. The Giants had swept the series the

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2023, 10:55 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) The Oakland Athletics have submitted their application for relocation to Major League Baseball, A’s owner John Fisher told ESPN on Thursday, putting the team one step closer to

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2023, 04:08 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. Shohei Ohtani is expected to be with the Los Angeles Angels for the start of their upcoming road trip and is

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Every minute of the last three years Shohei Ohtani spent on the baseball field was a gift. The most perfect ball-playing specimen ever to wear a uniform, simultaneously one

Aug 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET AS RANDY AROZARENA leans against the padded fence at the top of the Tampa Bay Rays’ dugout, he tells me a story. It’s about growing up in Cuba, loving soccer, but choosing baseball instead. He sometimes looks distracted as he talks. His eyes make contact for a short time

Aug 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET After the Rays’ downturn, it seemed as if the Braves would coast to the best record in baseball. But now, it’s not even a certainty that they’ll finish with the best record in the National League. The Dodgers have dominated in August, going 17-3. Meanwhile, the Rangers are facing

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2023, 01:13 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a ligament tear in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL

Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 06:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, faced with the team’s worst season in more than 30 years, admitted “it’s been a disaster” and promised a search to find out the cause. New York entered Wednesday with a nine-game losing streak and was on the verge

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. IT WAS AN early Saturday morning at Wrigley Field. Most of the Chicago Cubs‘ roster wouldn’t arrive for their game against the Kansas City Royals for hours. But at 8:30 a.m., about

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:39 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. ANAHEIM, Calif. — It’s Aug. 7, the day of his 32nd birthday, and Mike Trout finds himself in a race against

Since the days when we first heard about “the Japanese Babe Ruth,” Shohei Ohtani has made even that lofty comparison obsolete, obliterating every expectation we could have reasonably had for him. No one, not even The Babe, has done what Ohtani has done in the big leagues as the first two-way baseball star of the

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 22, 2023, 10:38 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Wander Franco, the 22-year-old All-Star shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was placed on administrative leave Tuesday as MLB and law enforcement in his native Dominican Republic investigate allegations

ESPN News Services Aug 21, 2023, 09:27 PM ET The last-place New York Yankees will promote a pair of top prospects this week, outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza, according to multiple reports. Pereira and Peraza are expected to be in uniform for Tuesday night’s series opener against the visiting Washington Nationals. They will

Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 01:47 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels‘ game against the Cincinnati Reds scheduled for Monday night has been postponed due to the effects of Tropical Storm Hilary. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Southern California’s first tropical storm in 84 years