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Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Jesse Rogers Close Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Sep 25, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MORE THAN

ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2024, 01:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they turned a triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. After missing the postseason last year, Manny Machado and the Padres

ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive American League West championship. Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker each added

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions Even more than the sadness, even more than the anger and the despair and the disgust, there is loneliness. As the A’s final season in

Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletics owner John Fisher apologized for the team’s impending departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans Monday. Fisher issued his letter one day before the A’s open their final home series in Oakland, where they have spent the past 57 seasons.

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 09:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto went deep. Phillies fans went wild. And pitcher Aaron Nola provided a taste of just how great it would feel for the franchise if Philly went all the way. The Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East for

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 22, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday with five games to go in a disappointing season that began with the Reds as playoff contenders and will end

Sep 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final week of the 2024 MLB regular season has arrived — and there is no shortage of drama left. The race for the final two National League playoff spots is coming down to the wire, with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves set to

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected in the first inning of the opening game of a split doubleheader against Minnesota on Sunday at Fenway Park. Cora became irate after the umpiring crew came together and decided to allow Byron Buxton to

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Diaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and move closer to a

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The Cleveland Guardians clinched their second American League Central championship in three years Saturday when the second-place Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to the San Francisco Giants. José Ramírez and the Guardians had already secured a postseason berth, locking up at

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 21, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals demoted All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams to the minor leagues after he stayed out all night at a Chicago-area casino, leaving only hours before

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their third consecutive playoff appearance Friday night with a 12-2 victory over the New York Mets. Assured at least a National League wild card, the Phillies can secure their first NL East title since

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Minutes before the MLB trade deadline in July, the Detroit Tigers shipped out their fourth player of the week and arguably the best to move across

ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after clinching a postseason berth, the New York Yankees received a major scare Thursday after star outfielder Juan Soto banged his left knee while sliding into the short wall in foul territory on a highlight-reel catch. Soto slid into the wall

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 05:10 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. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani remained stoic as he rounded the bases in Thursday’s ninth inning, after another prodigious

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 05:10 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. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club on Thursday,