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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 14, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions A good showing this spring by former Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease helped his value in advance of his trade to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, according

Jorge Castillo Mar 13, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has been shut down and is scheduled to visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for further testing on his right elbow, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday ruled Cole

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 13, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back and is expected to miss around three months, sources told ESPN on

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Padres are finalizing a trade to acquire right-hander Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cease, 28, was the runner up

Mar 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Believe it or not, the 2024 MLB regular season begins in one week — when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres open play in Seoul, Korea on March 20 and 21 before all 30 teams take the field on March 28. Before we turn

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 08:09 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 PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt stopped just short of declaring that shortstop prospect Jackson

Jorge Castillo Mar 12, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are preparing to begin the regular season without their ace. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Tuesday in Florida that it “would be difficult” to picture Gerrit Cole making the opening day start as he deals with an unspecified elbow

Jorge Castillo Mar 12, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Add Aaron Judge to the New York Yankees‘ list of stars suddenly dealing with injuries. Judge told reporters Tuesday morning that he underwent an MRI on his abdominal area and said the test did not show any structural damage. The five-time All-Star outfielder said

Mar 12, 2024, 02:58 AM ET Former MLB All-Star slugger Darryl Strawberry is recovering after suffering a heart attack, he posted Monday night on social media. “Praising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy in saving my life this evening from a heart attack,” Strawberry wrote in an Instagram post. “I am so happy

Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Our ranking of the top 100 MLB players in 2024 is here! And you know what that means: It’s time to talk about what we got right — and wrong. We asked five of our voters — Buster Olney, Jeff Passan, Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and

Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season? To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 10, 2024, 07:26 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 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trevor Bauer‘s first time facing state-side professional hitters in nearly three years occurred on a

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 10, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs righty Jameson Taillon may not be ready for Opening Day as he’ll undergo tests on his back after leaving Saturday’s spring training start during

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 8, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, the league announced Friday. Marte, 22, debuted for

Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza will start the season on the injured list and could miss the next 6-8 weeks with a right shoulder strain. Peraza, 23, already has missed time with the injury this spring. He returned for two games before

Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ fifth starter slot just came more into focus with right-hander Emmet Sheehan expected to start the season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Saturday. Sheehan had been experiencing shoulder soreness earlier this spring. He took a week

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Last month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons. Texas manager Bruce Bochy

ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mookie Betts is already switching spots in the infield for the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to shortstop from second base. Los Angeles planned for the six-time Gold Glove and seven-time All-Star outfielder to be the regular second baseman but shifted