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Joon Lee, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate WINNING THE WORLD Series in 2020 was supposed to be one of the crowning achievements of Kenley Jansen‘s career. Instead, it marked a low point. Jansen struggled throughout the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ postseason run, eventually losing his

Joon Lee, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:00 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco left Thursday’s game against the New York Yankees with neck discomfort. Editor’s Picks Franco exited the game after hitting a single in the fifth inning off of Yankees

May 11, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris said the positive way Javier Baez responded to being removed from a game last month has helped contribute to his team’s improved play since. Baez, in the second season of a six-year, $140 million contract, was removed from a game against the Toronto Blue

May 11, 2023, 07:00 AM ET After playing a larger variety of teams in the first six weeks of the season thanks to the new schedule, the American League East has cemented itself as the most competitive division in baseball — and in our MLB Power Rankings. All five clubs reside in the top 10,

Associated Press May 10, 2023, 11:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Kenley Jansen became the seventh player in major league history to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night. Jansen, who had 41 saves last

ESPN News Services May 10, 2023, 12:49 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed left-hander Jose Alvarado on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his pitching elbow. Alvarado initially felt discomfort during warmups ahead of Tuesday’s 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The IL move is retroactive to Monday. The 27-year-old reliever has

ESPN News Services May 10, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Minnesota Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer, who missed 25 games following oral surgery after taking a 92 mph pitch to his face on April 12, has been activated off the 10-day injured list, the team announced Wednesday. Farmer, 32, had a procedure to realign four bottom teeth

Associated Press May 10, 2023, 01:14 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With each empty at-bat by Carlos Correa, the exasperation mounted in the crowd in Minnesota. The boos at the end were merely the natural progression. Correa went 0-for-5 — dropping his batting average to .185 — and stranded six runners on base for the Twins

May 9, 2023, 09:47 PM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is expected to send the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies across the Atlantic Ocean next year for their annual London Series of games, according to multiple reports. MLB first put on games in London in 2019 and last year rolled out plans

May 9, 2023, 10:12 AM ET The Atlanta Braves placed ace pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list with a strained left forearm. The roster move, announced Tuesday, marks the second IL trip this season for Fried, who also missed two weeks in April after suffering a hamstring injury on Opening Day. The Braves

May 8, 2023, 03:54 PM ET The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Ryan Yarbrough on the 15-day injured list with head fractures Monday after he was hit in the face by a line drive in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Yarbrough, 31, was hit just above the left temple by a line drive from

Associated Press May 8, 2023, 03:09 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Tampa Bay Rays put left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Monday with what manager Kevin Cash said appears to be a right ACL injury. Cleavinger could miss the rest of the season after hurting his knee during a rundown in Sunday’s

May 8, 2023, 12:45 PM ET The Atlanta Braves reinstated catcher Travis d’Arnaud from the concussion injured list Monday. He has been sidelined for a month after an April 8 collision with the San Diego Padres‘ Rougned Odor at the plate. The Braves optioned catcher Chadwick Tromp to Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Through

ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 07:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Hanser Alberto had four hits, drove in a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and

ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 06:22 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak — their longest skid in 16 years — with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Goldschmidt had four hits and four RBIs in his third

May 7, 2023, 11:29 AM ET Former major league pitcher Vida Blue has died. He was 73 years old. The 1971 winner of both the AL MVP and Cy Young awards, Blue’s playing career spanned three decades with the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and two stints with the San Francisco Giants. Following his award-winning

Associated Press May 6, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper has been suspended after uttering a racial slur while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. NBC Sports California said in a statement Saturday that Kuiper will remain off the air until a review of what happened during Friday night’s

May 6, 2023, 07:04 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup due to left wrist discomfort. Daulton Varsho slid up to No. 3, Guerrero’s traditional slot, in the batting order, and Cavan Biggio entered into the lineup at first base for the second of