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Sep 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Midway through September, the 2023 playoff picture is quickly taking shape. The Braves became the first team to secure a postseason berth this past weekend and followed that up by clinching the National League East with a win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Orioles and Dodgers are

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 15, 2023, 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. IT HAS BEEN six months since Alexis Díaz last saw the video of his brother’s devastating knee injury, and he swears

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 09:05 AM ET The Baseball Hall of Fame is going Bananas. An exhibit dedicated to the sport’s wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, will open Friday at the hallowed shrine in Cooperstown, New York. “I’m blown away,” Bananas owner Jesse Cole told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “As a

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 05:34 PM ET TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was activated off the 10-day injured list before Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. The Blue Jays have fallen out of a wild-card position after losing the first three games of a four-game series against the Rangers. Chapman has

ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2023, 05:05 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays both made significant late additions before their showdown at Camden Yards. The Orioles called up outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, adding another top prospect to the big league club hours before starting a huge

Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 12:45 PM ET BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday as the team stumbles toward a third last-place finish in four seasons. The team made the announcement before the start of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees, who took the first two

ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2023, 09:26 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight National League East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night behind Spencer Strider‘s major-league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley‘s two-run homer. Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game, and the Atlanta players

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. AS THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS began a recent meeting signaling the start of a new series, one of the few veterans in a clubhouse filled with young players came forward to address his

ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2023, 08:21 AM ET The Washington Nationals have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo, the team announced Wednesday. The new deal with Rizzo, whose contract had been set to expire after the season, allows him to continue the Nationals’ rebuilding

Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 09:13 PM ET TORONTO — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer left Tuesday night’s 6-3 win over the Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of a right triceps spasm. The 39-year-old Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star, allowed three hits, walked one and struck out two

ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 08:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Matt Olson has tied the Atlanta Braves‘ single-season home run record with 51, matching Andruw Jones’ mark with a solo shot against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Olson hit the first pitch he saw from starter Zack Wheeler in the fourth inning into

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 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 The lessons come hard and fast in the major leagues. In the span of less than a month, the

ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2023, 11:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Matt Olson was raised an Atlanta Braves fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise’s single-season home run list. Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews were left behind as Olson crushed one homer after

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2023, 08:19 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. LOS ANGELES — Julio Urías‘ locker was noticeably absent from the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ clubhouse when the team returned home Monday,

Sep 11, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes pleaded with Major League Baseball on Sunday to institute the automated ball-strike system after an obvious missed call and a subsequent conversation with the umpire. The call took place during Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, with home plate umpire Bill Miller calling

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 06:11 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, hitless through 10 1/3 innings, twice rallied to tie the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings before winning 4-3 in the 13th inning Sunday on an RBI double by Kyle Higashioka. After Milwaukee rookie Sal Frelick preserved a no-hit bid with

Sep 9, 2023, 02:31 PM ET There are still weeks left to go in the 2023 MLB regular season, but a few teams — mainly the red-hot Atlanta Braves — are already looking toward October. The Braves, along with the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers, are on track to secure a postseason berth soon.

Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 08:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Luis Severino was placed on the injured list Saturday and may have thrown his last pitch for the New York Yankees. After Saturday’s 9-2 loss to Milwaukee, the Yankees said Severino has a high-grade left oblique strain and will miss the rest of the