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Field Level Media Sep 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets received some relieving news Monday when an MRI on star shortstop Francisco Lindor‘s back came back clean. Lindor told reporters that he “should be back” before the end of the season and that the “best-case scenario” would be a

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three months, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos to end a streak of 20 consecutive series losses. A day

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday that completed

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione said Sunday he is retiring at the end of the season, his 42nd calling the team’s games. Castiglione, 77, made the announcement on the WEEI broadcast as the Red Sox batted in the fourth

Howard Bryant, ESPN Senior WriterSep 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior Writer, ESPN Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Full Dissidence” Open Extended Reactions IT WAS A JOURNEY that was never intended to be a quest. Life simply turned it into one —

ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole stuck out four fingers on his pitching hand, then pointed toward first base as Rafael Devers looked on incredulously. Having held the first 10 Red Sox batters hitless, the New York Yankees ace handed Boston’s slumping star an

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 06:14 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. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Tyler Glasnow has a sprained right elbow and is “highly unlikely” to pitch again this season,

Field Level Media Sep 14, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seeking to strengthen the bench for a potential postseason run, the New York Mets promoted Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced Saturday. He is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. Acuna has played second base, shortstop and

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 10:15 PM 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

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 07:25 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. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The thought of Shohei Ohtani pitching in the playoffs is suddenly not impossible, even if it

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 12:15 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

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Sep 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Midway through September, the 2024 playoff picture looks mostly set. While no team has secured a postseason berth yet or even clinched a division, a number of clubs are comfortably leading their respective divisions and will soon lock up playoff positioning. The only division race that

Sep 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball is packed with electrifying players. Whether you prefer five-star talents, powerful sluggers or pitchers throwing triple-digit heat, there are stars bringing excitement to this 2024 MLB season on a daily basis. But who is the most exciting player in baseball this year? To

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 01:00 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

Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Francisco Lindor broke up Bowden Francis’ no-hit bid with a tying homer leading off the ninth inning, Francisco Alvarez added a three-run shot and the New York Mets scored six times in their last at-bat to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 02:34 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. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers played one of their sloppiest defensive games of the year and

ESPN News Services Sep 10, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was ejected from the team’s 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night after hitting Nick Castellanos with a pitch. Castellanos, for his part, said he knew it was coming. Uceta gave up a