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Jul 23, 2023, 12:07 PM ET The New York Yankees reinstated first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and outfielder Greg Allen from the 10-day injured list Sunday. The team also optioned infielder/outfielder Franchy Cordero to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of the series finale against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Bauers, 27, was in the starting lineup for Sunday’s

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen session Monday before facing hitters. Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Kershaw came out “well” after a 40-pitch bullpen the previous day. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star hasn’t pitched in

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager went on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a sprained right thumb. Seager said an MRI showed no structural issues with the thumb that he hurt in the series opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Jul 22, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is set to return to the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Swanson, 29, was listed as sixth in the order after being activated Saturday from the 10-day injured list. He had been sidelined since July 5 with a left

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 12:44 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels‘ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Pirates rookie Henry

ESPN News Services Jul 21, 2023, 04:50 PM ET New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino needs season-ending wrist surgery, he told reporters Friday, while star slugger Aaron Judge is set to take batting practice Sunday as he works his way back from a toe injury. Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 11:20 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles are looking down at the rest of the AL East — and the All-Star break is in the rearview mirror. Fun times for Colton Cowser & Co. Cowser hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Orioles beat

Jul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With All-Star week festivities in the rearview mirror, the second half of the 2023 season is off to a bang. MLB had a night of offense to remember on Tuesday, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs — a level of offensive production not seen in 129 years. Despite putting

ESPN News Services Jul 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic broke a bone in his left foot kicking a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout during Wednesday’s loss. Kelenic, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, was seen in a walking boot one day after he kicked the cooler

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:17 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles moved past the Tampa Bay Rays and into the AL East lead for the first time this season, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Wednesday behind three RBIs from Ramon Urías to avoid what would have been their first time getting

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:53 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took 61 years for Roger Maris’ American League season home run record to be broken. Aaron Judge‘s hold on the mark could be ended by Shohei Ohtani after one year. “Records are meant to be broken,” Judge said on Wednesday before the Yankees

Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Wednesday. The 20-year-old right-hander will have a consultation with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday in Los Angeles. Painter has been in an injury management program since March 2, when an MRI revealed a partial tear in

Jul 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Two weeks before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the .500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? Though we don’t yet know what the Angels’ decision will be, we aren’t about

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to Elias Sports Bureau

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the decision to add or subtract from a team is usually made by the standings. Every year, however, there are bubble teams that are close to

SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 03:09 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. ANAHEIM, Calif.– The baseball sailed deep into the night sky, and Shohei Ohtani‘s bat went right along with it — the

Jul 17, 2023, 07:12 PM ET The Houston Astros of Major League Baseball and the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA will be honored by President Joe Biden at the White House next month. The Astros will visit the White House on Aug. 7 to celebrate their 2022 World Series title, and the Aces will