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Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle, the third time in yet another interrupted season that the 34-year-old has been sidelined by injury. The Angels also put closer

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 10, 2024, 07:00 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

ESPN News Services Sep 9, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Pirates ace Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings in a win Monday to bring his strikeout total for the year to 151, a franchise record for a rookie. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — When the first of Pavin Smith‘s fly balls soared into the right-field corner of Minute Maid Park on Sunday night, Justin Verlander moved

ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2024, 07:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season to tie his career high and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Sunday in record-tying heat. With the first-pitch temperature of 103 degrees matching the hottest

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Pavin Smith homered in first three at-bats for his first multi-home run game and drove in a career-high eight runs, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks rout the Houston Astros 12-6 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak. Smith became the second

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions The energy in the clubhouses for Friday night’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards was unmistakable. It was the same intensity that existed

Sep 8, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes admitted he was “upset” over being used as a reliever against the Cubs, saying he was surprised by the demotion from New York’s starting rotation but that he would accept the new role if it ends up being permanent. Cortes, a former

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas right-hander Jacob deGrom could make his next start for the Rangers after a dominant four innings in his fourth and likely final rehab start. DeGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, struck out five without a walk and allowed one hit for

Field Level Media Sep 7, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees reinstated right-handers Clarke Schmidt and Ian Hamilton from the 60-day injured list Saturday. Schmidt is scheduled to take the mound Saturday afternoon against the host Chicago Cubs in his first start since May 26, while Hamilton returns to the

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers cleanup hitter Teoscar Hernandez is likely to land on the injured list after he was hit on the left foot by a pitch in Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the visiting Cleveland Guardians, manager Dave Roberts said. The Dodgers described

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2024, 11:56 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

Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a left hand strain. The move, retroactive to Tuesday, came after Bohm missed six consecutive games since injuring the hand during an at-bat in a 5-4

Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani could be on his way to another record-setting accomplishment. Editor’s Picks In his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after signing the largest contract in MLB history, Ohtani earned his membership to the 40/40 club on Aug. 23 against the Tampa Bay Rays when he stole a base in

Associated Press Sep 5, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Rizzo doesn’t feel a sense of closure for his first trip to Wrigley Field since getting traded to the New York Yankees by the Chicago Cubs three years ago. New York’s first baseman isn’t sure he will ever need closure in Chicago after

Field Level Media Sep 5, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees returned right-hander Luis Gil from his rehabilitation assignment on Thursday and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list. Gil was placed on the IL on Aug. 21 due to a lower back strain. He is expected to start the

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension late Wednesday, keeping the veteran from opting out of

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga combined with two relievers to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-0 win Wednesday night. Imanaga (12-3), a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and