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THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: “The matter of Mr. Rose is now closed.” Those words, which cemented Pete Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the team he managed, landed like a gavel in August 1989: authoritative, unambiguous, final — and yet wholly untrue. Rose was 83

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 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 For just the third time since 2012, the teams with each league’s best regular-season record met

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 06:29 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 The Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, a

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain on Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. The 14-hour visitation, in honor of Rose’s jersey number,

The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they will begin the process of posting Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, paving the way for the 23-year-old to join Major League Baseball in 2025. The posting system is the method of transfer between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, was promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Sam Fuld, the GM since December 2020, is studying for his

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Will Venable is a busy man these days. The new manager of the Chicago White Sox is learning his way around the organization. He is talking to his new players and working with the front office on its offseason plans. As Venable

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2024, 04:53 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 and the Atlanta Braves formally filed an objection to Diamond Sports Group’s reorganization plan on

ESPN News Services Nov 8, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aaron Boone will return as manager of the New York Yankees next season after the team exercised its 2025 club option. Boone, who led the Yankees to their first World Series appearance since 2009, will return for his 8th season, the team announced

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions As MLB’s free agency officially opened this week, baseball’s top executives gathered in San Antonio for the annual general manager meetings, offering the first opportunity to hear front offices

ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw confirmed he underwent foot and knee surgeries on Thursday and will begin rehabilitation with the intention of returning for an 18th season in 2025. The surgery to his left foot was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2024, 05:41 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 Diamond Sports Group, bankrupt operator of what was previously called Bally Sports, announced a new linear rights and

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Juan Soto will take his time surveying the free agent market before signing with a team, according to his agent Scott Boras. Speaking at the general

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 6, 2024, 09:38 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 ANTONIO — Eight-time All-Star Mookie Betts is likely to move back to the infield, manning second base or shortstop for the World Series champion Los

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Willson Contreras is making a permanent move to first base, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak confirmed Wednesday. “We think that being

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Free agent pitcher Kyle Hendricks has agreed to a one year, $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.

Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has started talks with agent Scott Boras about keeping Juan Soto with New York, and they also discussed power-hitting first baseman Pete Alonso. Cashman said he spoke Monday with Boras at the general managers meetings and

ESPN News Services Nov 5, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani had surgery Tuesday to repair his shoulder after partially dislocating it during the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced. The arthroscopic procedure was to repair a labrum tear and was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, the team