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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 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

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 WHEN MLB ANNOUNCED last week that its official statistical record would be updated with the treasure

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 09:31 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 BRIDGEWATER,

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has permanently banned Tucupita Marcano after determining that the infielder placed hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was with the team last season. MLB announced Marcano’s lifetime ban Tuesday, saying that

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 01:47 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 SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 3, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is facing a potential lifetime ban for betting on baseball after Major League Baseball received information that he wagered on

Apr 17, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On May 14, 2018, just after 10 a.m. ET, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, the federal statute that had restricted legal betting to primarily Nevada for 26 years. It was a landmark decision for two

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 3, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles are calling up superutilityman Connor Norby, the latest standout prospect to join one of the best teams in baseball, sources told ESPN. Norby,

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham took issue with William Contreras after the Brewers catcher nailed Pham at the plate while he was gunning for home in an attempt to tie up Sunday’s game between the two teams. Christian Yelich caught Corey Julks‘

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who has yet to pitch this season because of nerve inflammation in his right elbow, will make his first minor league rehab start Tuesday. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner could throw about 50 pitches

Field Level Media Jun 2, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Michael Wacha on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a fractured left foot. The move was retroactive to Saturday, one day after Wacha was drilled by a comebacker off the bat of Luis Arraez in the first

Associated Press Jun 2, 2024, 01:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games in San Francisco and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 7-3 on Saturday night. Judge followed up his two-homer performance Friday night in his first game at the stadium where

Associated Press Jun 1, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I’m so sorry for

ESPN News Services Jun 1, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game in San Francisco and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday night. Judge grew up about 100 miles away in Linden and was heavily

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2024, 06:29 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

Associated Press May 31, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a strained right hamstring. The defending National League champions recalled right-hander Slade Cecconi from Triple-A Reno before the second game of a four-game series against the

Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The reeling New York Mets are sending right-handed starter Christian Scott and third baseman Brett Baty to Triple-A, sources told ESPN on Friday, further changing their

ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jorge López was cut by the struggling New York Mets on Thursday, a day after the reliever threw his glove into the stands following his ejection at Citi Field. New York also recalled left-handed pitcher Danny Young from Triple-A Syracuse