Month: October 2023

Oct 7, 2023, 02:21 PM ET After an early exit from the playoffs, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider will return next season, general manager Ross Atkins said Saturday. Schneider, 43, took over as Blue Jays manager in 2022 when Charlie Montoyo was fired after a slow start. Under Schneider, Toronto went 46-28 the rest
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2023, 01:23 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Oct 7, 2023, 02:07 PM ET It’s Super Saturday in the 2023 MLB playoffs. After four wild-card sweeps on Wednesday, all eight remaining teams are in action today, starting with Game 1 of the American League Division Series. The Texas Rangers visit the Baltimore Orioles (in a rain delay, first pitch now scheduled for 2:15
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Oct 7, 2023, 01:08 PM ET Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension Saturday through the 2026-27 season. Hartman, 29, is entering his fifth season with the Wild. In 2022-23, he tallied 37 points (15 goals, 22 assists) in 59 games. He added 90 penalty minutes, a plus-seven rating and
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Oct 7, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Humphrey has missed the Ravens’ first four games of the season after undergoing foot surgery in August. He was listed as questionable this week. Humphrey, 27,
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Oct 7, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen sustained a left ankle bone bruise in practice and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Saturday. Per the Cavaliers, Allen will begin a period of treatment and rehabilitation after an MRI at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health confirmed the injury on Friday.
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Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2023, 11:11 AM ET ATLANTA — The Braves made a couple of surprising roster moves for the National League Division Series, adding hard-throwing reliever Daysbel Hernandez and top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver ahead of Game 1 on Saturday against the Phillies. The Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game
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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 7, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 BALTIMORE — Max Scherzer remains off the Texas Rangers‘ playoff roster — at least for the division series matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles also announced that left-hander
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Ohio State will be without running back TreVeyon Henderson for its game against Maryland on Saturday. No reason was given on Ohio State’s availability report before the game, but Henderson was listed as
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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee will be a game-time decision at Kansas on Saturday as he attempts to return from his knee injury, sources told ESPN. The UCF the staff is hopeful that he’ll start after he’s had a full week of practice in which he took
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Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Arizona star quarterback Jayden de Laura will be a game-time decision against No. 9 USC Saturday night but he remains “unlikely” to play, according to an ESPN source. After suffering a significant lower leg injury against Stanford in Week 4, de Laura missed Arizona’s 31-24 loss to
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