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Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 12:44 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels‘ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Pirates rookie Henry

ESPN News Services Jul 22, 2023, 01:06 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Houston Astros All-Star Kyle Tucker has been one of the American League’s best hitters against left-handers this season. He credits his success to hours of playing Wiffle Ball with his older brother, Preston, when the two major leaguers were growing up. Tucker hit

ESPN News Services Jul 21, 2023, 04:50 PM ET New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino needs season-ending wrist surgery, he told reporters Friday, while star slugger Aaron Judge is set to take batting practice Sunday as he works his way back from a toe injury. Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 11:20 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles are looking down at the rest of the AL East — and the All-Star break is in the rearview mirror. Fun times for Colton Cowser & Co. Cowser hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Orioles beat

ESPN News Services Jul 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic broke a bone in his left foot kicking a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout during Wednesday’s loss. Kelenic, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, was seen in a walking boot one day after he kicked the cooler

Jul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With All-Star week festivities in the rearview mirror, the second half of the 2023 season is off to a bang. MLB had a night of offense to remember on Tuesday, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs — a level of offensive production not seen in 129 years. Despite putting

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:17 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles moved past the Tampa Bay Rays and into the AL East lead for the first time this season, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Wednesday behind three RBIs from Ramon Urías to avoid what would have been their first time getting

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:53 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took 61 years for Roger Maris’ American League season home run record to be broken. Aaron Judge‘s hold on the mark could be ended by Shohei Ohtani after one year. “Records are meant to be broken,” Judge said on Wednesday before the Yankees

Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Wednesday. The 20-year-old right-hander will have a consultation with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday in Los Angeles. Painter has been in an injury management program since March 2, when an MRI revealed a partial tear in

Jul 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Two weeks before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the .500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? Though we don’t yet know what the Angels’ decision will be, we aren’t about

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to Elias Sports Bureau

Jul 18, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Shohei Ohtani has all of MLB in a state of awe. Right now, the Los Angeles Angels superstar is leading all batters in home runs and OPS, fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings among all pitchers and first in all of MLB in wins above replacement. He’s

SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels

ESPN News Services Jul 17, 2023, 09:27 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson could be done for the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a high-grade strain to his right calf. Donaldson said the injury, evaluated by two doctors, was diagnosed as at least a Grade 2-plus

Jul 17, 2023, 03:56 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated left-hander Shane McClanahan from the 15-day injured list, and the team’s ace is scheduled to start Monday night’s game at the Texas Rangers. The Rays also activated third baseman Yandy Diaz, who leads the American League in batting average (.323) and on-base percentage (.408),

Jul 17, 2023, 08:25 AM ET Cincinnati Reds legend Johnny Bench apologized Sunday for an antisemitic comment he made a day earlier during a team event. Bench was in attendance Saturday at a news conference to honor former Reds general manager Gabe Paul, who was Jewish, and former pitchers Danny Graves and Bronson Arroyo. The

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 01:26 PM ET CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgery on his left ring finger after injuring himself during pregame warmups and will miss an additional four weeks. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Tellez was shagging fly balls in the outfield Saturday and got his finger stuck

Jul 16, 2023, 01:08 PM ET The New York Yankees placed third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right calf strain. He sustained the injury running out a ground ball in the seventh inning of Saturday’s 6-3 win against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Donaldson, 37, was sidelined by a