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May 29, 2023, 07:52 AM ET It’s Memorial Day, MLB fans! And that means you are free to officially look at the MLB standings. The saying goes, among baseball fans, that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which puts us two months into the season. That gives teams time to play enough

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 28, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Chicago White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks will be reinstated to the active roster Monday, the team announced, after he missed the first two months of the season while being treated for non-Hodgkin

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 02:01 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán said Sunday he probably will use less rosin on his hands when he returns from a 10-game suspension for using a foreign substance on the mound. Germán was suspended by Major League Baseball on May 17 and will return to

May 28, 2023, 11:45 AM ET The Chicago White Sox returned outfielder Eloy Jimenez from his injury rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Birmingham on Sunday and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list. Jimenez was expected to be sidelined four to six weeks after undergoing an appendectomy on May 6. The White Sox inserted him into

ESPN News Services May 27, 2023, 03:48 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier hurt his back and exited Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after the second inning. The Blue Jays later announced that Kiermaier experienced discomfort in his right lower back. He was replaced in the batting order by Cavan Biggio.

ESPN News Services May 27, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames was placed on the seven-day concussion list Saturday after he was hit by a line-drive foul ball while in the dugout Friday night. He spent the night in a Milwaukee hospital as a precaution. Teammate Brian Anderson was batting in the

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:27 AM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable-roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180 million in

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 09:33 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brewers shortstop Willy Adames left Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants after getting hit by a foul ball from teammate Brian Anderson while watching from the dugout. Anderson was batting in the bottom of the second inning when he hit a line drive

Joon Lee, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 05:12 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone knows he’s earning a reputation for arguing with umpires. Boone got ejected for the fourth time on Thursday this season and the second time in four days, most famously getting

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 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. MARIETTA, Ga. — The living room of Ronald Acuña Jr.‘s two-story, craftsman-style home looks more like a sports memorabilia store, replete

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 07:24 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics‘ prospective move to Las Vegas could take place when MLB owners meet June 13-15 in New York. “It’s possible that a relocation vote could happen as early as June,” Manfred said Thursday at Milwaukee

May 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET If we had told you last year that in the first two months of the 2023 season, the Rangers and Orioles would be in the top five of our Power Rankings while the Yankees and Astros sat on the outside looking in, would you have believed us? Welcome to

Associated Press May 24, 2023, 06:51 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner had a good reason to be able to handle the Philly boos aimed at the scuffling shortstop after chasing two balls in the dirt and striking out in the seventh inning. Philly fans can’t bring the heat like mom can from home. “She

ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 12:59 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time since becoming teammates, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night. “It’s pretty

ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ET The Athletics have reached a tentative agreement with Nevada state and local officials on a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much public assistance the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday.

Joon Lee, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole entered rarefied air on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. The New York Yankees ace recorded his 2,000th career strikeout in the second inning, becoming the third-fastest pitcher in games played to reach

ESPN News Services May 23, 2023, 10:10 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had six RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays stopped a five-game losing streak with a 20-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, scoring their last 10 runs off position players. Guerrero put Toronto ahead with an

Joon Lee, ESPNMay 23, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon, who has yet to pitch this season due to injuries, said he no longer feels pain in his back after getting a cortisone shot more than two weeks ago. “The