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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

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