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Joon Lee, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate The Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled their City Connect uniforms Thursday, a yellow and black look that pays homage to the city’s bridges and exemplifies the city’s shifting from the steel industry toward medicine and technology. “We anchored in

Jun 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET They’ve been ahead in the standings for a while — now the Arizona Diamondbacks have at last leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers in our MLB Power Rankings. That’s only part of a wild week for the National League West, though, which sends a third team into our top 10

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2023, 01:06 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — A play at home plate in a game between the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants was overturned on review Wednesday night, the second straight day a disputed review had a significant impact on the outcome of a game. In the fifth

ESPN news services Jun 21, 2023, 05:11 PM ET CINCINNATI — Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 07:36 AM ET WASHINGTON — Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore was not happy with teammate Victor Robles‘ effort on a single to center field by Cardinals left fielder Jordan Walker in the second inning of St. Louis’ 9-3 victory over Washington on Tuesday at Nats Park. Robles appeared to have a

Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 09:58 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels are highly unlikely to trade Shohei Ohtani if they remain in playoff contention this summer, general manager Perry Minasian said Tuesday. Minasian didn’t unequivocally vow he won’t trade Ohtani, who is scheduled to enter unrestricted free agency after the season.

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 06:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge appears to be responding to a second platelet rich plasma injection to his right big toe yet has not resumed baseball activities. Judge was hurt June 3 when he ran into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. The

Associated Press Jun 19, 2023, 06:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pirates tried to take their time with Henry Davis. His bat wouldn’t let them. The top overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft was to make his major league debut on Monday night, playing right field while batting seventh against the Chicago Cubs in

ESPN News Services Jun 19, 2023, 10:57 PM ET MIAMI — Luis Arraez went 5-for-5 again to raise his batting average to .400 and Jorge Soler homered as the streaking Miami Marlins routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 on Monday night. Jon Berti had three hits and Jesus Sanchez doubled twice for the Marlins, who

ESPN News Services Jun 19, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Six-time All-Star Joey Votto is rejoining the streaking Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The Reds announced that Votto will be playing first base and batting sixth in Monday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The team has not announced a corresponding move in connection to Votto’s activation

Jun 19, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Longtime Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dick “Turkey” Hall, a member of the team’s Hall of Fame, died Sunday at the age of 92. The Orioles announced his death on Monday. Hall was inducted into the Orioles’ Hall of Fame in 1989. Hall began his career as an outfielder with the

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 07:49 PM ET SEATTLE — Julio Rodriguez hit a two-run double, rookie Bryce Miller pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame a dominant performance by Lance Lynn, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Sunday. Lynn matched a franchise record with 16 strikeouts in seven-plus innings, but

Jun 18, 2023, 02:47 PM ET The Atlanta Braves designated Charlie Culberson for assignment with awkward timing Sunday, as the infielder’s dad had been scheduled to throw out the first pitch on Father’s Day at Truist Park. Those plans had to change after Atlanta DFA’d Culberson to make room for catcher Chadwick Tromp. Instead, the

Jun 17, 2023, 11:14 PM ET Boston right-hander Tanner Houck sustained a facial fracture after being struck just under his right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees‘ Kyle Higashioka on Friday night. The Red Sox said Saturday that Houck received stitches at Fenway Park and was taken to Mass General Hospital

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 12:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer, J.D. Davis added a pinch-hit grand slam, and the San Francisco Giants routed the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers 15-0 on Saturday night for their season-high sixth straight victory. It was the Dodgers’ largest home shutout loss

ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 03:48 PM ET David Freese, whose heroics in the 2011 postseason led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title, has decided after “an extreme amount of thought” to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame, he announced Saturday. “This is something that I have

Joon Lee, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate MASATAKA YOSHIDA DOES NOT want to be the American League Rookie of the Year, and his reasoning is simple: He doesn’t view himself as a rookie. The Boston Red Sox outfielder spent the first seven years of

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the New York Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before