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Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 06:50 PM ET ATLANTA — Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was held out of the lineup for Monday night’s game against the New York Yankees, his first missed start of the season. Albies was pulled from the Braves’ 7-6 loss at the New York Mets on Sunday with cramping in

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 06:16 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout said Monday he’s improving every day from a fractured left hamate bone that has kept him out of the lineup since July 3, but he said there is no set date for his return. “I know that

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 14, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball launched an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco and the team placed him on the restricted list after social media posts questioned the alleged

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2023, 07:12 PM ET MIAMI — With seven weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees are running out of time. They are in last place in the American League East, and even with the expanded wild-card postseason in place, the climb is getting steeper and steeper. And Sunday

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 07:58 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major League Baseball is looking into social media posts involving Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, the team said Sunday. Franco did not play in Sunday’s 9-2 loss to Cleveland. “During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 01:08 PM ET HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his next scheduled pitching start Wednesday at Texas after telling manager Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue. Nevin said Sunday that Ohtani is not injured and will return to the rotation during a series

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 05:23 PM ET NEW YORK — Ozzie Albies homered and drove in six runs, and the Atlanta Braves pounded the New York Mets 21-3 on Saturday in the opening game of a doubleheader. Atlanta connected six times in its fourth win in five games, running its major league-leading total to

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 10:48 PM ET SEATTLE — Félix Hernández walked from the bullpen as Aloe Blacc’s song “The Man,” bellowed through the speakers. He stood on the rubber at the top of the mound, put his arms out to his side and mouthed “this is my house.” For this night, Hernández once

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez had his MLB suspension for fighting with Chicago’s Tim Anderson reduced from three games to two on Saturday. Ramirez, who knocked Anderson to the ground with a wild, well-placed punch, will serve the suspension this weekend during Cleveland’s series in

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 09:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — “Fernandomania” has broken out again at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers were set to retire Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 jersey on Friday night before hosting the Colorado Rockies. “It’s very emotional,” Valenzuela, 62, told a crowded room of English and Spanish-language media hours before the

ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2023, 12:37 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston‘s Jon Singleton joined his family, including 6-year-old daughter Maisyn, for a postgame fireworks display Friday night after hitting his first home runs in the majors since 2015. His little girl was happy for his big game, but to her, watching fireworks with daddy

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area

ESPN News Services Aug 11, 2023, 12:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw didn’t get the win in his return to the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers are just glad to have him back. “He’s not the most enjoyable guy when he’s not healthy,” manager Dave Roberts said. Kershaw was activated Thursday to make

Aug 10, 2023, 08:42 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman/designated hitter Bryce Harper left Thursday night’s 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals with what the team called mid-back spasms. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said afterward Harper will be day-to-day. Harper was originally credited with an error on a Dominic Smith grounder in the

Aug 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With a little less than two months of regular-season baseball left to play, the postseason picture is slowly starting to take shape. While certain teams look like they’re getting closer to punting on the season — such as the Angels, who dropped six spots in our standings this week

Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 11:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Weston Wilson braved a blood clot in his shoulder that derailed his career, endured a year out of pro ball and survived a stint driving for a food service – oh, and all 2,836 minor league plate appearances – to finally get the call to

ESPN News Services Aug 9, 2023, 08:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday night. Lorenzen, 31, struck out five, walked four and improved to 2-0 since he

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 BALTIMORE — A WEEK into the 2023 season, the New York Yankees came to Baltimore. It was far too early to tell in which direction the Orioles might go, whether they would