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Field Level Media May 16, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels reinstated infielder Luis Rengifo from the 10-day injured list on Thursday and acquired right-hander Roansy Contreras in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to multiple reports. Rengifo, 27, had been sidelined with a viral illness that resulted in

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk had reconstructive surgery on his troublesome pitching elbow and will be sidelined all season, another tough injury blow for the pitcher this past year. Already on the 60-day injured list with a ulnar collateral ligament sprain

Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Rimas Sports, the agency founded by recording artist Bad Bunny, accused the Major League Baseball Players Association of “placing a death penalty” on the agency through “a discriminatory, biased,

May 16, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A pair of individual pitching storylines headline the weekend schedule. Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes, who averaged 100.1 mph with his fastball while totaling seven strikeouts in his MLB debut last Saturday (putting aside the fact that he lasted only four innings while allowing three runs),

May 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are in two unexpected divisions — the AL and NL Central. Coming into the 2024 season, expectations of success were high for the perennial postseason contenders but not so much

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants signed veteran catcher Curt Casali to a one-year contract on Wednesday amid a growing number of injuries on their roster. Starting catcher Patrick Bailey went back on the seven-day concussion injured list Tuesday after being activated three

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Umpire Jim Wolf was pulled for precautionary reasons during the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners after taking a foul ball off his facemask. Wolf was checked by the rest of his umpire crew and

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was some hope the three-time Cy Young Award winner might return from offseason

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Adley Rutschman has still never been swept in the regular season as a big leaguer. With that streak on the verge of ending, the Baltimore catcher took matters into his own hands Wednesday, hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Attorneys for MLB, the NBA and the NHL expressed strong concerns with Diamond Sports Group’s ability to emerge

ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game after umpires found a foreign substance on his glove, has been suspended 10 games by MLB, it was announced Wednesday. Blanco also was fined an undisclosed amount. The suspension is pending Blanco’s

Field Level Media May 15, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left groin strain. Lodolo, 26, is 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA in six starts this season. He owns a 9-10 record with a 4.12 ERA in 32 career

Field Level Media May 15, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seattle Mariners outfielder Dominic Canzone, who has been out since April 15 with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Canzone, 26, suffered the injury while crashing into the left field wall in Seattle

Field Level Media May 15, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Corey Julks from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Luis Rodriguez. The deal was announced Wednesday by Astros general manager Dana Brown. Julks made his major league debut with Houston in 2023 and batted

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions FOR DECADES, the story of a major league game has been told by the familiar numbers in a box score: runs, hits, errors, home runs, strikeouts. But now, there

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Shohei Ohtani really wanted a splash hit into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove, and he came oh so close Tuesday night. Ohtani’s 446-foot drive for the Dodgers during a 10-2 win against the Giants landed above the brick façade in right-center for

Doug Greenberg, ESPNMay 14, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to a previous story about Wayne Shelton’s championship parlay ticket, potentially worth $1.7 million. Wayne Shelton — the bettor who placed a $100 parlay in May 2023 on Texas Rangers, Kansas City Chiefs and Oklahoma City Thunder championship

ESPN News Services May 14, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee suffered structural damage in his dislocated left shoulder when he crashed into the wall Sunday and now will seek a second opinion to determine his next steps. Lee was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday