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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Ronald Acuna Jr. is a frontrunner for National League MVP and after leading all players in total votes in the first phase of All-Star voting he’ll be headed to

Jun 22, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he has some regrets over his handling of the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal, admitting in a recent interview that granting immunity to the players was “maybe not my best decision ever.” MLB did not punish any Houston players after a league investigation

Jun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET They’ve been ahead in the standings for a while — now the Arizona Diamondbacks have at last leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers in our MLB Power Rankings. That’s only part of a wild week for the National League West, though, which sends a third team into our top 10

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 08:40 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels infielder Gio Urshela is likely to miss the rest of the season with a broken pelvis. Angels manager Phil Nevin provided the update Wednesday on Urshela, who was enjoying a solid debut season for Los Angeles before he fell awkwardly at

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 03:00 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Nationals placed center fielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list with back spasms for the second time this season Wednesday, a day after Washington starter MacKenzie Gore questioned Robles’ effort on a fly ball that fell for a single. Washington selected the contract

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 11:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole wagged a finger 15 times at Mariners manager Scott Servais and threw a pitch to Jose Caballero that landed high up on the backstop. Cole’s message was clear: Don’t mess with me. “Sometimes a high fastball can be a really effective

Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 09:58 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels are highly unlikely to trade Shohei Ohtani if they remain in playoff contention this summer, general manager Perry Minasian said Tuesday. Minasian didn’t unequivocally vow he won’t trade Ohtani, who is scheduled to enter unrestricted free agency after the season.

Jun 20, 2023, 02:03 PM ET The New York Yankees reinstated outfielder Harrison Bader from the injured list Tuesday. Bader had been on the IL since May 30 with a hamstring strain. He was eligible to come off sooner but requested to extend his rehab stint to gain confidence in his healing hamstring. Bader, 29,

ESPN News Services Jun 19, 2023, 10:57 PM ET MIAMI — Luis Arraez went 5-for-5 again to raise his batting average to .400 and Jorge Soler homered as the streaking Miami Marlins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Monday night. Jon Berti had three hits and Jesus Sanchez doubled twice for the Marlins, who

ESPN News Services Jun 19, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Six-time All-Star Joey Votto is rejoining the streaking Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The Reds announced that Votto will be playing first base and batting sixth in Monday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The team has not announced a corresponding move in connection to Votto’s activation

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 01:51 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. The Los Angeles Angels placed third baseman Anthony Rendon on the injured list with a left wrist contusion Monday, four days

Jun 18, 2023, 02:47 PM ET The Atlanta Braves designated Charlie Culberson for assignment with awkward timing Sunday, as the infielder’s dad had been scheduled to throw out the first pitch on Father’s Day at Truist Park. Those plans had to change after Atlanta DFA’d Culberson to make room for catcher Chadwick Tromp. Instead, the

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 07:49 PM ET SEATTLE — Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run double, rookie Bryce Miller pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame a dominant performance by Lance Lynn, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Sunday. Lynn matched a franchise record with 16 strikeouts in seven-plus innings, but

Jun 18, 2023, 11:45 AM ET The New York Mets have activated first baseman Pete Alonso from the injured list. Alonso suffered a bone bruise and sprain of his left wrist after he was hit by a 96 mph fastball in a June 7 game against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets had expected Alonso to

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 12:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer, J.D. Davis added a pinch-hit grand slam, and the San Francisco Giants routed the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 15-0 on Saturday night for their season-high sixth straight victory. It was the Dodgers’ largest home shutout loss

ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 03:48 PM ET David Freese, whose heroics in the 2011 postseason led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title, has decided after “an extreme amount of thought” to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame, he announced Saturday. “This is something that I have

Joon Lee, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate MASATAKA YOSHIDA DOES NOT want to be the American League Rookie of the Year, and his reasoning is simple: He doesn’t view himself as a rookie. The Boston Red Sox outfielder spent the first seven years of

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the New York Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before