MLB

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 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 NEW

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Second baseman Ozzie Albies was activated Friday by the Atlanta Braves ahead of a weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians, matching the teams with the two best records in the major leagues. Albies returned from the 10-day injured list on schedule after

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory on Thursday. Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. At 7-19, it

Apr 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re just about to the one-month mark of the 2024 MLB season, and while it’s still too early to give too much credence to the standings, there are a number of surprising teams near the top — and bottom. We’re not even out of April yet,

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions When Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz burst onto the scene a season ago, his every move became an instant highlight reel. He helped re-energize a fan base

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 24, 2024, 09:15 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 ANAHEIM, Calif. — A sparse afternoon crowd at Angel Stadium gathered enough voices to produce a surprisingly loud

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterApr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions As the 2024 season nears its one-month mark, the Kansas City Royals — the team that

Apr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rate of pitcher injuries in baseball has been a topic of conversation across the sport in recent years, but debate reached a boiling point when aces Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider and budding star Eury Perez all suffered season-ending elbow injuries just weeks into the

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 10:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot. The three-time AL MVP quickly obliged. Hitting leadoff for the first time since 2020, Trout drove a fastball from Baltimore‘s Grayson

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — If then-Georgia coach Scott Stricklin hadn’t received a call from a friend in October of 2020, Bulldogs star Charlie Condon might

ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Jakob Junis of the Milwaukee Brewers was taken away in an ambulance after being hit in the neck by a line drive during batting practice at PNC Park on Monday. The right-hander, standing in the outfield, appeared to take a hard-hit

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 22, 2024, 05:34 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 An arbitrator denied Rimas Sports’ request for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed its main baseball

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 22, 2024, 01:49 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

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterApr 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions SINCE THE DAY he was hired to run the Milwaukee Brewers at the age of 30

Associated Press Apr 21, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani has broken Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers hit by a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball. Ohtani crushed a two-run homer deep into the right-field bleachers off Adrian Houser of the New York

Field Level Media Apr 21, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier has been scratched from Sunday’s start against the host Washington Nationals because of neck discomfort. Fellow right-hander Hunter Brown will start in his place in the rubber match of the three-game series. Javier, 27, owns a 2-0 record

Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baltimore left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over Kansas City into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a mistake. Craig Kimbrel had gotten

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 05:36 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