Month: September 2023

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 6, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball announced it placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias on administrative leave Wednesday, three days after police arrested the left-hander on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 04:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers and four other current or former ISU and Iowa athletes have pleaded guilty to underage gambling, a reduced charge, after a state investigation into sports wagering. Dekkers, offensive
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Sep 6, 2023, 04:11 PM ET The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Sandy Alcantara and outfielder Jorge Soler on the injured list Wednesday. Alcantara went on the 15-day IL with a right forearm flexor strain, while Soler went on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain. Alcantara, 28 on Thursday, allowed four runs (two earned)
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 02:15 PM 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
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Sep 6, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Caleb Williams has taken an unconventional path to college stardom, and he could do the same thing in the NFL, with his father saying there’s no guarantee the USC quarterback declares for the draft. That’s a far cry from what had been planned. When his son was being recruited,
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Sep 6, 2023, 01:15 PM ET Chris Jones said he still hopes to sign a new long-term deal with the Kansas City Chiefs and indicated he could be ready to play in the reigning Super Bowl champions’ season opener Thursday. Jones spoke to reporters Wednesday while attending a team charity event at the Ronald McDonald
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Sep 6, 2023, 01:06 PM ET New York Yankees right-handed reliever Keynan Middleton was placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, the team announced Wednesday. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Middleton joined the Yankees on Aug. 1 as part of a trade with the Chicago White Sox. He is
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Sep 6, 2023, 01:16 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed catcher Patrick Bailey on the seven-day concussion injured list Wednesday. The team recalled catcher Joey Bart and outfielder Luis Matos from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned outfielder Wade Meckler to Sacramento in corresponding moves. Bailey, 24, was removed in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 11-8
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Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 11:54 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen‘s feel-good season is over. The Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter is heading to the 10-day injured list after partially tearing his left Achilles tendon while legging out a double in a victory over Milwaukee on Monday night. McCutchen said initially that he was “fine,”
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ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 11:24 AM ET The Atlanta Braves placed right-handers Michael Soroka and Collin McHugh on the 15-day injured list Wednesday. Soroka has right forearm inflammation and McHugh is dealing with right shoulder inflammation. Soroka, 26, who was called up Tuesday to start against the St. Louis Cardinals, lasted just three
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU star defensive tackle Maason Smith is expected to play his first game in more than a year Saturday against Grambling. LSU coach Brian Kelly said Wednesday that the goal is for Smith
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