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Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday. The Tigers, swept in

Oct 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a Monday of playoff-impacting baseball, the 2024 MLB playoffs kick off on Tuesday afternoon, with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers — who enter October with MLB’s best record — look to cement their dynasty of recent years with

Sep 30, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are here! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderSep 30, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor belted a two-run home run in the ninth inning as the New York

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Yes, we have one more day of regular-season baseball to be played. Sunday’s results failed to settle the National League wild-card race, so the New York

ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani came up short in his bid to become the first National League player to win the Triple Crown since 1937. Ohtani, who led the NL with 54 homers and 130 RBIs this season, was trying to chase

ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season collapse that left the defending American League Central champions out of the playoffs. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey confirmed Sunday before the team’s last game that Baldelli’s

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arráez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2

Field Level Media Sep 28, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Starting shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will not be part of the San Diego Padres‘ postseason run, announcing Saturday he would undergo season-ending surgery to repair a tear in the labrum in his right shoulder. Kim, who turns 29 on Oct. 17, is eligible for

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo left Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit on the right hand in the seventh inning. Rizzo was hit on the bottom of his hand by Ryan Borucki‘s 1-2 slider leading

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox lost their major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the post-1900 record of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The overall record

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 08:59 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Chicago White Sox now stand alone in baseball’s hall of futility — 121 losses

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by rallying to beat the second-place San Diego Padres 7-2 with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning. The Dodgers had not clinched at home since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions We head into the final weekend of the 2024 MLB regular season — which might actually leak into Monday now — with playoff spots to be

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second American League East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

Sep 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re down to the final days of the 2024 regular season — and there are still quite a few teams that have something to play for. Which clubs will get to keep playing into October, and which will watch their playoff aspirations come to an end?

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The final two games of a crucial series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were postponed Wednesday by heavy rains ahead of Hurricane Helene. Now, a wild-card race that seemed headed to the final day of the regular season