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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Paul

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — After spending the past several seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton McCullough has seen what it takes to win. McCullough, hired this month by the Miami Marlins as the 17th manager in club history, needed only a few conversations with Marlins

Field Level Media Nov 18, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Nick Martinez accepted the Cincinnati Reds‘ $21.05 million qualifying offer, multiple outlets reported Monday. Martinez, 34, opted to stay put after a breakout season in which he finished 10-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 42 games in16 starts and struck out 116

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The Houston Astros‘ home will get a new name Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season, the team announced Monday. The stadium opened as Enron Field in 2000 as part of a 30-year, $100 million agreement but

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A rare souvenir postcard picturing Hank Aaron as a rookie with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues sold for nearly $200,000 at a baseball memorabilia auction that also included Ted Williams’ 1946 AL MVP award, which went for $528,750. The Aaron postcard from

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays hired former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell as vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. The Blue Jays announced the move Friday. Bell will oversee the player development and physical and mental performance departments, while also

Field Level Media Nov 15, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Former outfielder Al “The Bull” Ferrara died Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced. He was 84. Ferrara was part of Dodgers’ world championship teams in 1963 and 1965 and also hit 27 total homers over two-plus seasons with the San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1971.

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Orioles are ready to adjust their wall in left field again. The team moved the wall at Camden Yards back and made it significantly taller before the 2022 season. General manager Mike Elias said Friday that the team “overcorrected” and will

Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right-hander Brusdar Graterol will miss the first half of next season after having surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder. The surgery was performed Thursday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers announced Friday. Graterol is expected to return

Nov 15, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Whoever finds Paul Skenes‘ rookie baseball card is in for a treat. On November 13, Topps released Skenes’ card, which celebrates his All-Star rookie season. The card is unique, meaning only a single lucky collector will get to own a copy if and when they get

Nov 15, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s players union settled a lawsuit that accused sports betting giant FanDuel of using the names and likenesses of hundreds of MLB players on its betting platform without permission. A FanDuel spokesperson said on Friday that the company and the union signed a confidential

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox were selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Thursday. Cleveland right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second AL Reliever of the Year Award and

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Dave Sims is replacing John Sterling as Suzyn Waldman’s play-by-play partner on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. WFAN made the announcement Thursday. “It’s great to be home,” said Sims, a former reporter for the New York Daily News. Sterling, 86, retired

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Winn is the new vice president of player development for the San Francisco Giants. Winn played for the Giants from 2005 to 2009 as part of a 13-season big league career. He was hired Thursday by former teammate Buster Posey,

Field Level Media Nov 14, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is set to return to South Korea for the 2025 season after he revealed on social media that he signed with the Kiwoom Heroes. The commitment will require Puig to leave his winter league team, Tiburones

Field Level Media Nov 14, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels and infielder Kevin Newman agreed to a one-year $2.5 million contract with a club option for 2026, the team announced Thursday. The option also would be worth $2.5 million and carries a $250,000 buyout should the team decline it.