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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJun 19, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Maybe the greatest baseball player of all time is Babe Ruth. Perhaps it’s Henry Aaron or Barry Bonds or Josh Gibson or Oscar Charleston. Proponents of

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2024, 10:34 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions One of the greatest players of all time, Frank Robinson, was asked once if Willie Mays was the best player he had ever seen. Robinson got that annoyed look

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions New

Jun 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The shortstop position is absolutely loaded in Major League Baseball. One of the biggest debates ahead of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game is who should be the starting shortstop for the American League: reigning Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson or budding superstar Bobby Witt Jr.?

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions New

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions The

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions THE MAGNIFICENCE OF Bobby Witt Jr. manifests itself on nearly every square inch of a baseball field. His swing is short and to the point, like

ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts suffered a fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The fracture, which is to a bone in

Associated Press Jun 16, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with tightness in the triceps of his pitching arm. Manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto, 25, would undergo testing Sunday to determine the

Associated Press Jun 15, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto left his start Saturday night against Kansas City after two innings due to triceps tightness. The Japanese right-hander had his scheduled start Thursday against Texas pushed back for extra rest. He threw two-hit ball in seven innings

Associated Press Jun 15, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Philadelphia fans had their chance to show Craig Kimbrel how they feel. For the past two days, the Baltimore reliever has had an answer. Kimbrel struck out the final three batters Saturday to close out the Orioles‘ 6-2 victory over the Phillies.

Field Level Media Jun 15, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros scratched right-hander Justin Verlander from Saturday’s start against the Detroit Tigers due to an undisclosed reason. Rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.33 ERA), who was scheduled to pitch the series finale on Sunday, will start in place of Verlander (3-2,

ESPN News Services Jun 15, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Alex Verdugo had a two-run homer and four RBIs in his return to Fenway Park, and Luis Gil struck out six as the MLB-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday night. Verdugo spent four seasons with

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, sources told ESPN, 10 days after the league levied a lifetime ban

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions It’s

Associated Press Jun 13, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maikel Garcia hit a game-ending two-run double off Yankees closer Clay Holmes, and the Royals recovered after squandering a brilliant start by Alec Marsh to beat New York 4-3 on Thursday and avoid a four-game sweep. Marsh took a no-hit

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2024, 12:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — On Prince Day at Target Field, Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins couldn’t help but “go crazy” in Thursday night’s 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics Correa paid homage to the Minneapolis music icon after his two-run homer in the seventh

Field Level Media Jun 13, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins optioned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and recalled utility man Austin Martin. After career highs of 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 88 games in 2023, Kirilloff is batting .201 with five homers and