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Field Level Media Mar 1, 2025, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows has been shut down from baseball activities due to a nerve issue in his upper right arm. Meadows, however, was not ruled out of the team’s season opener on March 27 against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mar 1, 2025, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would pardon baseball great Pete Rose, criticizing Major League Baseball for barring the all-time hit champion from the sport’s Hall of Fame for gambling. Rose, who died last year at 83, was banned from baseball for life. He admitted

Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani put any concerns about his surgically repaired left shoulder to rest with just one at-bat. Ohtani crushed a full-count fastball from Yusei Kikuchi over the left-field fence in his first plate appearance this spring Friday night, staking the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 advantage against the Los

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after the AL Rookie of the Year experienced shoulder tightness during a bullpen session Friday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters. Boone also said right-hander JT Brubaker suffered three broken ribs when hit by

Enrique RojasFeb 28, 2025, 02:58 PM ET Close Enrique Rojas is a reporter and columnist for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Dominican Republic has chosen former St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels star Albert Pujols as their next manager for the 2026 World Baseball Classic and will make the announcement official sometime

Field Level Media Feb 28, 2025, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling is nursing a strained right rotator cuff and will not be ready by Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said Friday. The team announced that Vierling, 28, will complete a period of rest before being reevaluated for baseball activities.

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 10:57 AM ET PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets infielder Nick Madrigal could miss the entire 2025 season with a fractured left shoulder. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Friday that Madrigal needs surgery to repair his non-throwing shoulder, which the player dislocated Sunday when he fell to the

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup Friday, two days after getting hit on the arm by a pitch. Harper is scheduled to hit second and play in his usual spot at first base against the Boston Red Sox.

Jesse RogersFeb 28, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — One team is a worldwide attraction, fresh off its eighth World Series title. The other just lost an MLB record 121 games and hasn’t won a playoff series since

Feb 27, 2025, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Countless home runs are hit every spring training. But it would be tough to argue many carry more meaning than the two-run shot Jake Burger hit Thursday. Burger spent the week at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where his 4-month-old daughter, Penelope, had open-heart surgery.

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARASOTA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was removed from a spring training game on Thursday because of lower right side discomfort. Henderson, the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year and a 2024 All-Star Game selection, made a jumping catch of

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitchers Thyago Vieira and Josh Winder both need Tommy John surgery, manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday. Vieira and Winder were candidates for bullpen roles this season. Vieira appeared in 11 games last season for the D-backs with a

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game on Thursday. Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto will not be ready to play by Opening Day while recovering from right shoulder surgery. Manager Ron Washington told reporters before the team’s spring training game Thursday against the Chicago Cubs that Neto, 24, likely

Feb 27, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derek Bender, the former Minnesota Twins minor league catcher who is under MLB investigation for telling opposing hitters what pitches were coming, denied the allegations in an interview with The Athletic as he remains out of professional baseball. “No,” Bender told The Athletic, in an interview

Jesse RogersFeb 27, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner won’t be going to Japan where the team opens the regular season next month, manager Craig Counsell announced on Thursday. Hoerner, 27, is still recovering from

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2025, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees right-hander Scott Effross has a Grade 2 hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday, the latest setback for the injury-plagued reliever. Effross, 31, left his second spring training appearance after just one pitch Tuesday. Boone told reporters that Effross’

Open Extended Reactions MLB is partnering with renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for a limited-edition collection of merchandise ahead of the 2025 Tokyo series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Complex unveiled the collaboration on Thursday, which includes Murakami’s signature style on T-shirts, hoodies and Cubs and Dodgers’ jerseys,