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Jun 21, 2023, 07:30 AM ET For the third time in history, the Midsummer Classic is headed to Seattle. The 2023 festivities will kick off July 7 and culminate in the 93rd edition of the All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park on July 11, with the American League looking to take home a 10th consecutive win

Jun 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Our top five teams — the Rays, Braves, Rangers, Orioles and Diamondbacks — have remained dominant, leaving the top of our rankings unchanged. Tampa Bay holds steadfastly to the No. 1 spot while Arizona keeps its advantage over the Dodgers. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Giants have continued

ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2023, 12:03 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Domingo German authored a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, as the New York Yankees starter allowed no hits and no walks on 99 pitches in an 11-0 victory. In an up-and-down season that has included a suspension, and a

Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 04:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. “All is not lost yet, but it’s getting late,” he said during a news conference Wednesday.

ESPN News Services Jun 28, 2023, 01:09 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani became the sixth pitcher and first from the American League in nearly 60 years to hit two homers and strike out 10 batters in a game, leading the Los Angeles Angels past the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Tuesday night in his

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 28, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” For 250 Dominican pesos — about $4.50 — Pedro De La Cruz promises the best car wash in the Dominican Republic. De La Cruz and his employees clean every

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 08:57 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona went to a local hospital to undergo precautionary tests after feeling poorly before the team’s game Tuesday night against the

Associated Press Jun 27, 2023, 03:22 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah was hit hard in his first game after returning to the minors, allowing 11 runs over 2⅔ innings in a rookie-level Florida Complex League game Tuesday. The Blue Jays sent the struggling right-hander down on June 6 after

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2023, 12:56 AM ET NEW YORK — Justin Verlander was called for an automatic ball in the New York Mets‘ 2-1 loss to Milwaukee on Monday night for throwing his final warmup toss ahead of the third inning with 27 seconds left on the clock, 3 seconds later than allowed.

Associated Press Jun 26, 2023, 07:43 PM ET NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and a son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, was among 14 first-round selections chosen for the All-Star Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 8. Holliday is hitting .325

Associated Press Jun 25, 2023, 06:57 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Brett Baty hesitated getting the ball out of his glove. Josh Walker failed to throw the ball over the plate. Jeff Brigham threw his baseballs directly at Phillies hitters. Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner couldn’t escape the wild ones, and the Phillies sluggers were plunked

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 25, 2023, 09:44 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. LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman collected the 2,000th hit of his career Sunday, an eighth-inning, run-scoring

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 LONDON — Some sports are only as international as the International House of Pancakes. Not baseball. It is everywhere, from Cuba to Aruba, from Canada to Panama, from Ty France to Jonathan

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 24, 2023, 08:04 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. — It was late, the score was tied, the Angels were threatening and the Dodgers — losers of three

ESPN News Services Jun 25, 2023, 12:40 AM ET DENVER — Mike Trout hit his 17th home run of the season, one of five long balls and a franchise-record 28 hits on Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Angels authored an historic 25-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Los Angeles’ run total

ESPN News Services Jun 24, 2023, 08:04 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds‘ longest winning streak in 66 years was stopped at 12 games when Raisel Iglesias struck out Jonathan India for the final out as the Atlanta Braves prevailed 7-6 Saturday in an eight-homer slugfest. Each team homered four times, taking their combined

Connor O’Halloran Jun 24, 2023, 05:53 AM ET LONDON — Rachel Marsh can pinpoint exactly when her Chicago Cubs fandom began. It was one of those groundhog days in lockdown in July 2020 when her friend Sarah, who was video calling from Chicago, told her to put the Cubs-Brewers game on. Intrigued, she watched, and

Jun 23, 2023, 09:12 PM ET Cincinnati rookie Elly De La Cruz became the youngest Major League Baseball player to hit for the cycle in 51 years as the Reds extended their win streak to 12 games with an 11-10 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday night. De La Cruz, 21, doubled to