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Associated Press May 19, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday and was getting an MRI on his right forearm, a day after a collision in the outfield with second baseman Marcus Semien while both All-Star players went after a

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs rookie starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA on the season to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in his club’s 1-0 victory over

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Edwin Diaz is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets — even if that means losing his role as closer. Amid a terrible start to the 2024 season in which he’s blown two consecutive save chances

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Luis Gil struck out 14 to set a franchise record for a rookie while Juan Soto had his first multihomer game of the season in the Yankees‘ 6-1 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose

Tisha Thompson, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently playing for the Atlanta Braves‘ Triple-A affiliate, and his friend, who also

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 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. Open Extended Reactions Comparisons to Tony Gwynn began to follow Luis Arráez when he first established himself in the big leagues,

3rd Triolo homered to left (399 feet), Tellez scored. 2 0 4th Grandal singled to left, N. Gonzales scored. 3 0 4th Triolo singled to center, Grandal scored on error and Tellez scored on throwing error by center fielder Crow-Armstrong, Triolo to third. 5 0 5th N. Gonzales hit sacrifice fly to center, Reynolds scored.

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium on Thursday and created long lines for eager fans. Cars snaked the roadways around Chavez Ravine and stadium parking lots filled quickly two hours before the Dodgers hosted Cincinnati. A

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Juan Soto has settled in just fine with the Yankees, marveling at the reach and intensity of the fan base, relishing New York’s rich culture and, of course, hitting in a loaded lineup right in front of Aaron Judge. He’ll have a

May 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are in two unexpected divisions — the AL and NL Central. Coming into the 2024 season, expectations of success were high for the perennial postseason contenders but not so much

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was some hope the three-time Cy Young Award winner might return from offseason

ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game after umpires found a foreign substance on his glove, has been suspended 10 games by MLB, it was announced Wednesday. Blanco also was fined an undisclosed amount. The suspension is pending Blanco’s

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Shohei Ohtani really wanted a splash hit into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove, and he came oh so close Tuesday night. Ohtani’s 446-foot drive for the Dodgers during a 10-2 win against the Giants landed above the brick façade in right-center for

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions FOR DECADES, the story of a major league game has been told by the familiar numbers in a box score: runs, hits, errors, home runs, strikeouts. But now, there

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros starter Ronel Blanco was ejected at the start of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after a foreign substance check. Third base umpire Laz Diaz ejected Blanco after a check of his glove before he threw a

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Right-hander Adbert Alzolay, who opened the season as the Chicago Cubs‘ closer, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Monday with a right forearm strain. Right-hander José Cuas was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Alzolay is 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA and

Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 9, 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 OVER THE WINTER, as the Pittsburgh Pirates considered how to unleash the best pitching prospect in a generation on the baseball world, they landed on a

Field Level Media May 13, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right foot injury and recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas. Blackburn, 30, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his fifth metatarsal. His IL move is