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ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Edwin Diaz is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets — even if that means losing his role as closer. Amid a terrible start to the 2024 season in which he’s blown two consecutive save chances

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Luis Gil struck out 14 to set a franchise record for a rookie while Juan Soto had his first multihomer game of the season in the Yankees‘ 6-1 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose

Tisha Thompson, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently playing for the Atlanta Braves‘ Triple-A affiliate, and his friend, who also

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 07:00 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 Comparisons to Tony Gwynn began to follow Luis Arráez when he first established himself in the big leagues,

3rd Triolo homered to left (399 feet), Tellez scored. 2 0 4th Grandal singled to left, N. Gonzales scored. 3 0 4th Triolo singled to center, Grandal scored on error and Tellez scored on throwing error by center fielder Crow-Armstrong, Triolo to third. 5 0 5th N. Gonzales hit sacrifice fly to center, Reynolds scored.

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Juan Soto has settled in just fine with the Yankees, marveling at the reach and intensity of the fan base, relishing New York’s rich culture and, of course, hitting in a loaded lineup right in front of Aaron Judge. He’ll have a

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium on Thursday and created long lines for eager fans. Cars snaked the roadways around Chavez Ravine and stadium parking lots filled quickly two hours before the Dodgers hosted Cincinnati. A

May 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are in two unexpected divisions — the AL and NL Central. Coming into the 2024 season, expectations of success were high for the perennial postseason contenders but not so much

ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game after umpires found a foreign substance on his glove, has been suspended 10 games by MLB, it was announced Wednesday. Blanco also was fined an undisclosed amount. The suspension is pending Blanco’s

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was some hope the three-time Cy Young Award winner might return from offseason

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions FOR DECADES, the story of a major league game has been told by the familiar numbers in a box score: runs, hits, errors, home runs, strikeouts. But now, there

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 14, 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 The

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros starter Ronel Blanco was ejected at the start of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night after a foreign substance check. Third base umpire Laz Diaz ejected Blanco after a check of his glove before he threw a

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Jung Hoo Lee on the 10-day injured list with a dislocated left shoulder and are still awaiting word on the severity of the injury. Lee hurt his shoulder in the first inning on Sunday when

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2024, 05:28 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 Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has agreed to an exclusive, multi-year contract with the streaming company

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s Rhys Hoskins left the Brewers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday after getting injured while running to first base on a second-inning single. Hoskins appeared to be wincing as he reached first base on his single to right. After the

Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 13, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good — and the worst

Associated Press May 12, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley left the game Sunday night against the New York Mets because of tightness on his left side. Riley was replaced by Zack Short in the bottom of the fourth inning. Braves manager Brian Snitker, interviewed