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Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he was unconcerned about criticism from Aaron Judge’s personal hitting coach. Richard Schenk posted Thursday on X: “They’ve lost 13 out of 18 while he’s hitting like an MVP. The Yankees offensive player development is terrible.”

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Catie Griggs has resigned as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners, the team announced Friday. Griggs arrived in Seattle in the summer of 2021 after four seasons as the chief business officer for Atlanta United in MLS. She oversaw all

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 12:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Christian Walker continued his Dodger Stadium rampage Thursday, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark. He has homered in five consecutive games at the third-oldest

Associated Press Jul 4, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds won a staredown with the New York Yankees even before finishing their three-game sweep. When the national anthem ended ahead of Thursday’s game, Ashcraft and fellow Reds pitcher Carson Spiers remained in front of the

Jul 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Here come the Orioles and … the Astros?! Baltimore, which sits atop the American League East, has jumped the division rival Yankees in our rankings to the No. 2 spot, trailing only the National League’s powerhouse Phillies. Elsewhere in the AL, Houston has steadily moved up

ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2024, 11:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Chris Sale allowed only three hits in six innings to earn his 11th win, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Sale (11-3) tied Kansas City’s Seth Lugo for the most wins

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies are sending three infielders to the MLB All-Star Game later this month, as Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm were among the starters named for

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions A front office executive recently called up video from Gunnar Henderson‘s high school days in Alabama and showed the reel to a colleague who did

Associated Press Jul 3, 2024, 02:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani won’t participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Ohtani has taken part in the Derby just

Associated Press Jul 2, 2024, 08:39 PM ET WASHINGTON — New York Mets center fielder Harrison Bader left their game Tuesday night at the Washington Nationals, an inning after he crashed into the wall and went down awkwardly trying to make a catch. The Mets said Bader was pulled for precautionary reasons. Bader went back

Field Level Media Jul 2, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins have designated two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. Anderson, 31, signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Miami in February, hoping for a bounce-back season that did not materialize. Through 65 games, Anderson is

Associated Press Jul 1, 2024, 06:34 PM ET WASHINGTON — New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo missed Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals after being injured in a fall in his hotel room overnight. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Nimmo cut his forehead in the fall but did not have a concussion. “In the middle

Associated Press Jul 1, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was scratched from the lineup for Monday afternoon’s Canada Day game against the Houston Astros because of pain in his right hand. Spencer Horwitz moved from second base to first, Isiah Kiner-Falefa moved from third

ESPN News Services Jul 1, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals top prospect James Wood is expected to make his major league debut Monday night against the New York Mets. The Nationals selected the contract of the 21-year-old outfielder to call him up from Triple-A Rochester. Wood was acquired in

ESPN News Services Jun 30, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford hit for the cycle Sunday night against the Orioles, completing the feat with a three-run homer down the left-field line in the eighth inning. It was the first career four-hit game for Langford, who was drafted

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJun 30, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE, Md. — The rules for the 2024 Home Run Derby have been altered significantly, with some of the changes designed to reduce the frantic

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 01:30 PM ET TORONTO — New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was a late addition to the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays after sitting out a loss a day earlier because of a bruised right hand. The three-time All-Star and 2020 NL batting champion singled

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Pittsburgh Pirates veteran Aroldis Chapman earned a place in Major League Baseball history on Saturday by passing Billy Wagner for the most career strikeouts by a left-handed reliever. Chapman, 36, struck out Travis d’Arnaud and pinch-hitter Sean Murphy in the ninth inning