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Field Level Media May 20, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will take another step in his recovery from nerve inflammation in his elbow on Tuesday when he faces hitters for the first time since landing on the injured list in late March. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who

Field Level Media May 20, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees placed reliever Ian Hamilton on the seven-day COVID-19 injured list on Monday. The move is retroactive to Sunday for the right-hander, who is tied for second on the team with 19 appearances. Hamilton, 28, has no decisions and a

Associated Press May 20, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays placed opening-day starter Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list with lower back inflammation before Monday night’s game against Boston. Eflin has struggled this year after a strong first season with Tampa Bay in 2023, going

Field Level Media May 20, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s a good time to be a sports fan in the Twin Cities, but it makes for some logistical difficulties. The Minnesota Twins announced Monday that they are moving up the start time of Friday’s home game against the Texas Rangers with the

Associated Press May 20, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts apparently injured his left shoulder and was removed from Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Bogaerts landed on the shoulder while diving for a bases-loaded grounder hit by Ronald Acuña Jr. in the third inning.

Tristan H. Cockcroft May 20, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A pair of West Coast, sneaky power sources lead this week’s top pickup recommendations for fantasy baseball. One is a catcher, since upper-tier options are often tough to find at that position, while the other one graduates from “deeper-league add” to someone worth

T.J. Quinn, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Close T.J. Quinn joined ESPN in November 2007 as an investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise Unit, which is charged with developing long-form, investigative features to be presented across multiple platforms. Open Extended Reactions MLB opened an investigation Monday into allegations that former Los Angeles Angels

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMay 20, 2024, 09:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals‘ uniforms have largely remained unchanged throughout their 142 year history, a standard that continues with the team’s City Connect unveil on Monday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related White at home and gray on the road has been the norm since 1901.

May 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months into the 2024 MLB season, three National League powerhouses are emerging at the top of the standings. It’s no surprise that those teams are the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies — but Philly having the best record of the three

ESPN News Services May 19, 2024, 10:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Yu Darvish dominated a slumping Braves offense and extended his career high scoreless innings streak to 25 while earning his 200th professional win as the San Diego Padres hammered Atlanta 9-1 on Sunday night. Darvish (4-1) gave up only two hits,

ESPN News Services May 19, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani delivered his second major league walk-off hit, a two-out single in the 10th inning that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Andy Pages hit an early two-run homer for

Associated Press May 19, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Kevin Pillar tucked a keepsake ball into his bag from his 1,000th career hit, which meant even more to him than just putting the Los Angeles Angels ahead to stay in a series-clinching victory over the reigning World Series champions. Though

Associated Press May 19, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday and was getting an MRI on his right forearm, a day after a collision in the outfield with second baseman Marcus Semien while both All-Star players went after a

ESPN News Services May 19, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran Jay Jackson was designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins on Sunday as the club recalled fellow right-hander Caleb Boushley from Triple-A St. Paul. Jackson has struggled, with a 6.85 ERA in 17 relief appearances this season, his first with the Twins.

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs rookie starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA on the season to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in his club’s 1-0 victory over

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Edwin Diaz is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets — even if that means losing his role as closer. Amid a terrible start to the 2024 season in which he’s blown two consecutive save chances

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Luis Gil struck out 14 to set a franchise record for a rookie while Juan Soto had his first multihomer game of the season in the Yankees‘ 6-1 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose

Field Level Media May 18, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves activated Pierce Johnson from the injured list Saturday and sent fellow right-hander Jackson Stephens to Triple-A Gwinnett. Johnson, 33, has been out with elbow inflammation. He last pitched in a game April 29 at Seattle and is 2-1 with a