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Aug 17, 2023, 07:12 AM ET As we hit mid-August, there’s still plenty of baseball left to play. Still, that doesn’t mean we’re not starting to see which bubble teams are truly contenders — and which, well, aren’t. For some clubs, September will be a race for a wild-card spot or even a division title.

ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco‘s is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia. Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in

Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 08:18 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Daniel Murphy’s surprising comeback bid ended with him going on the voluntarily retired list after playing 38 games with the Los Angeles Angels‘ Triple-A team. Murphy a three-time All-Star infielder, was no longer on the active roster for the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday,

ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Bryce Elder pitched seven innings to lead a one-hitter, and the Atlanta Braves blanked the reeling New York Yankees, 5-0, on Tuesday night. The last-place Yankees, at 60-60, are now .500 for the first time since May 1 when they were 15-15. They have

Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 08:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Tampa Bay ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery Monday, and Rays outfielder Manuel Margot will undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The 26-year-old McClanahan went on the 60-day injured list with tightness in his

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2023, 09:54 AM ET NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to revive longtime umpire Ángel Hernández’s lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball of racial discrimination. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Cuban-born Hernández’s arguments that the league’s promotion practices,

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 06:50 PM ET ATLANTA — Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was held out of the lineup for Monday night’s game against the New York Yankees, his first missed start of the season. Albies was pulled from the Braves’ 7-6 loss at the New York Mets on Sunday with cramping in

Associated Press Aug 14, 2023, 06:16 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout said Monday he’s improving every day from a fractured left hamate bone that has kept him out of the lineup since July 3, but he said there is no set date for his return. “I know that

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 14, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball launched an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco and the team placed him on the restricted list after social media posts questioned the alleged

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 07:58 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Major League Baseball is looking into social media posts involving Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, the team said Sunday. Franco did not play in Sunday’s 9-2 loss to Cleveland. “During today’s game, we were made aware of the social media posts that

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2023, 07:12 PM ET MIAMI — With seven weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees are running out of time. They are in last place in the American League East, and even with the expanded wild-card postseason in place, the climb is getting steeper and steeper. And Sunday

Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 01:08 PM ET HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his next scheduled pitching start Wednesday at Texas after telling manager Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue. Nevin said Sunday that Ohtani is not injured and will return to the rotation during a series

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 05:23 PM ET NEW YORK — Ozzie Albies homered and drove in six runs, and the Atlanta Braves pounded the New York Mets 21-3 on Saturday in the opening game of a doubleheader. Atlanta connected six times in its fourth win in five games, running its major league-leading total to

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 10:48 PM ET SEATTLE — Félix Hernández walked from the bullpen as Aloe Blacc’s song “The Man,” bellowed through the speakers. He stood on the rubber at the top of the mound, put his arms out to his side and mouthed “this is my house.” For this night, Hernández once

Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez had his MLB suspension for fighting with Chicago’s Tim Anderson reduced from three games to two on Saturday. Ramirez, who knocked Anderson to the ground with a wild, well-placed punch, will serve the suspension this weekend during Cleveland’s series in

ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2023, 12:37 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston‘s Jon Singleton joined his family, including 6-year-old daughter Maisyn, for a postgame fireworks display Friday night after hitting his first home runs in the majors since 2015. His little girl was happy for his big game, but to her, watching fireworks with daddy

ESPN News Services Aug 11, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Orioles play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Brown is expected to return to the broadcast booth for Friday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Brown, who hasn’t been on MASN television broadcasts since July 23, when he made a reference to Baltimore’s lack of success against the Tampa Bay

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area