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ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2023, 07:19 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major-league-leading 36th homer in the two-way superstar’s final home game before the trade deadline, and the Los Angeles Angels wrapped up a strong homestand with a 7-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Ohtani drilled a low line

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2023, 04:29 PM 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 Baseball’s two newest Hall of Famers, Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen, joined the ranks of the immortals on Sunday

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen session Monday before facing hitters. Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Kershaw came out “well” after a 40-pitch bullpen the previous day. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star hasn’t pitched in

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager went on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a sprained right thumb. Seager said an MRI showed no structural issues with the thumb that he hurt in the series opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Jul 22, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is set to return to the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Swanson, 29, was listed as sixth in the order after being activated Saturday from the 10-day injured list. He had been sidelined since July 5 with a left

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 12:44 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani allowed four homers for the first time in his major league career while pitching six-hit ball into the seventh inning and earning the mound victory in the Los Angeles Angels‘ 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Pirates rookie Henry

ESPN News Services Jul 21, 2023, 04:50 PM ET New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino needs season-ending wrist surgery, he told reporters Friday, while star slugger Aaron Judge is set to take batting practice Sunday as he works his way back from a toe injury. Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s

Jul 21, 2023, 02:11 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays placed Francisco Mejia on the 10-day injured list with a left knee MCL sprain Friday and recalled fellow catcher Rene Pinto from Triple-A Durham. Mejia, 27, underwent an MRI on his knee after exiting in the seventh inning of Thursday’s 4-3 loss to the visiting

ESPN News Services Jul 20, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic broke a bone in his left foot kicking a water cooler following a ninth-inning strikeout during Wednesday’s loss. Kelenic, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, was seen in a walking boot one day after he kicked the cooler

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 11:20 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles are looking down at the rest of the AL East — and the All-Star break is in the rearview mirror. Fun times for Colton Cowser & Co. Cowser hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Orioles beat

Jul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With All-Star week festivities in the rearview mirror, the second half of the 2023 season is off to a bang. MLB had a night of offense to remember on Tuesday, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs — a level of offensive production not seen in 129 years. Despite putting

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:53 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took 61 years for Roger Maris’ American League season home run record to be broken. Aaron Judge‘s hold on the mark could be ended by Shohei Ohtani after one year. “Records are meant to be broken,” Judge said on Wednesday before the Yankees

Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter needs Tommy John surgery, the team said Wednesday. The 20-year-old right-hander will have a consultation with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday in Los Angeles. Painter has been in an injury management program since March 2, when an MRI revealed a partial tear in

Jul 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Two weeks before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the .500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? Though we don’t yet know what the Angels’ decision will be, we aren’t about

ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to Elias Sports Bureau

Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 06:51 PM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw threw a bullpen session Tuesday, the latest step toward his return from left shoulder inflammation. Kershaw has not pitched since throwing six shutout innings June 27 at Colorado and is unlikely to return until next month. “He was very

SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 03:09 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. ANAHEIM, Calif.– The baseball sailed deep into the night sky, and Shohei Ohtani‘s bat went right along with it — the