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6:43 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major-league-leading 32nd homer for the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, breaking Hideki Matsui’s record for homers in a major league season by a Japanese player. Ohtani surpassed Matsui’s full-season record before the All-Star break with his solo shot to right in the fifth
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11:25 PM ET New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso, secret weapons in tow, is ready to defend the Home Run Derby crown he captured in 2019, but Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is the No. 1 seed in this year’s bracket. The eight-man Home Run Derby field was officially unveiled Wednesday night and Alonso’s
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1:40 AM ET CHICAGO — Cubs righty Jake Arrieta pushed back Tuesday night on the notion that he might be done as an effective starter after lasting just 1 2/3 innings for the second consecutive outing in Chicago’s 15-10 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. “Not even close,” Arrieta said after the Cubs’ 11th consecutive defeat.
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3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services The Milwaukee Brewers acquired first baseman Rowdy Tellez from the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in exchange for right-handed pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis. Tellez, who bats left-handed, is hitting .209 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 50 games for the Blue Jays at the major
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6:54 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer isn’t expected to immediately return to the team when his seven-day paid administrative leave ends on Friday, manager Dave Roberts said. “I don’t see it happening,” Roberts said Monday, ahead of a four-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins. Bauer is facing allegations of
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4:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a small tear his right shoulder on Monday. The highly regarded prospect will have surgery, with the team hoping he will be ready to return in time for spring training next year.
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7:00 AM ET Major League Baseball and Nike introduced the City Connect series this season to shake up uniform design across the sport in the most dramatic fashion since the league introduced the Turn Ahead the Clock alternates in the late 1990s. Nike has been working with each MLB team to craft a uniform that
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 31st homer of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, tying Hideki Matsui’s record for the most homers in a Major League Baseball season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani crushed a 459-foot solo shot off Baltimore’s Thomas Eshelman in the third
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani achieved a first in the near century history of baseball’s All-Star Game: selection as both a hitter and a pitcher. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way sensation was among the American League starting pitchers picked Sunday for the July 13 showcase at Denver’s Coors Field. Ohtani,
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5:14 PM ET With five days remaining in Trevor Bauer‘s current administrative leave, rendered after he was accused of sexual assault, Major League Baseball investigators are pursuing a range of inquiries, according to sources. Investigators intend to speak with the woman who obtained a restraining order against Bauer last week. To date, MLB investigators have
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners pitcher Hector Santiago is expected to have the appeal hearing about his 10-game suspension for using a grip-enhancing foreign substance heard next week during the team’s current homestand. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Saturday he didn’t know the exact date but believed it would be the
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3:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals outfielder Kyle Schwarber is expected to miss time after suffering a “significant” hamstring strain during Friday’s game, manager Dave Martinez told reporters. Gerardo Parra is set to replace Schwarber for Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Nationals evaluate their plan going forward, Martinez said.
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1:57 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that could prevent him from making his next scheduled start on Sunday. Bauer, whose side has firmly denied the allegations, has 24 hours to appeal MLB’s decision.
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