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ESPN News Services Jul 16, 2023, 02:27 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 33rd homer to key a tying rally in the ninth inning, and rookie Trey Cabbage scored on rookie Grae Kessinger‘s throwing error in the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a wild 13-12 victory over the

Jul 15, 2023, 10:15 PM ET San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. departed the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the host Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Tatis reportedly hurt the leg while playing defense in the early innings of the game. In the sixth inning, he

Jul 15, 2023, 03:01 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Quinn Priester will be called up to make his major league debut Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, according to multiple reports. Priester, 22, was picked 18th overall in the 2019 draft and had been Pittsburgh’s top pitching prospect until LSU right-hander Paul Skenes was drafted

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2023, 02:25 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani left the mound with finger pain for a third straight start Friday night. With his Los Angeles Angels in freefall and his future uncertain before the trade deadline, the two-way superstar is struggling against a host of challenges even more daunting

Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 10:32 PM ET CINCINNATI — Corbin Burnes struck out the side in the sixth inning after nearly collapsing in the fifth in oppressive humidity, Victor Caratini singled in a run in the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday night. After his 10th strikeout, Burnes

Jul 14, 2023, 08:28 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are going into the second half of the MLB season with a shot at breaking records. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The team entered the All-Star break with a 60-29 record, the best in all of baseball and on pace for 109 wins. That’s just seven off

Jul 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET This season has been anything but predictable. Sure, there are teams that you expect to contend every season, like the Braves, Yankees, Dodgers and Astros. But the first half of the 2023 season was also full of surprises. The Rangers shot up the standings with a sky-high run differential

Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 08:31 PM ET ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Orioles managing partner John Angelos released a joint statement Thursday saying there’s been progress on their vision to expand the Camden Yards campus. The team’s lease at Camden Yards expires at the end of this year, and Angelos

Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 01:52 PM ET NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional Opening Day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule. MLB released its 2024 schedule Thursday, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement. All

Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 06:19 PM ET NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies will play in Mexico City on April 27-28, MLB said Wednesday.

ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2023, 01:06 PM ET MLB commissioner Rob Manfred met with the mayor of Oakland to discuss possible stadium plans designed to keep the Athletics from relocating to Las Vegas. Mayor Sheng Thao requested and was granted a meeting with Manfred before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, she

Jul 12, 2023, 12:30 PM ET The Texas Rangers have brought back relief pitcher Matt Bush on a minor league contract after he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers. Bush, 37, who was 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA with the Brewers this season, played parts of five seasons with Texas (2016-18, 2021-22) before being traded

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 06:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. SEATTLE — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert pulled out of the All-Star Game early Tuesday after undergoing an MRI on his right calf, according to the team’s official Twitter account.

Jul 11, 2023, 02:00 PM ET The Midsummer Classic is here. The 2023 MLB All-Star Game will be played Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle (8 ET on FOX). Headlined by Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. — the MVP favorites in their respective leagues — baseball’s

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 02:27 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SEATTLE — The loaded National League All-Star lineup will face New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who will start the Midsummer Classic for the first time in his career.

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 10:59 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SEATTLE — Now two generations of Vladimir Guerreros have won the Home Run Derby. On a night that Julio Rodriguez put on a record-setting show in front of a

Jul 10, 2023, 09:45 AM ET It’s 2023 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby day in Seattle! Some of the biggest names in baseball will be taking aim at the T-Mobile Park bleachers on Monday (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) in one of the most anticipated events of the summer. While a back-to-back champion is out

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 07:00 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. Mookie Betts might be the smallest player ever to compete in the Home Run Derby. He also might be the most