Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Angels‘ Anthony Rendon left Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds with a hamstring injury. Rendon, 33, was limping after legging out an infield single leading off the game. Zach Neto replaced Rendon as a pinch runner. Editor’s Picks Rendon
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 05:36 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 NEW
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 02:04 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 NEW
Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Miami Marlins placed left-hander A.J. Puk on the 15-day injured list Saturday with left shoulder fatigue. Puk was tagged for seven runs and seven hits in three innings during an 8-3 loss at the Chicago Cubs on Friday. That was Puk’s
Field Level Media Apr 20, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets placed starting catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 15-day injured list with a left thumb sprain Saturday. Alvarez, 22, appeared to sustain the injury in the second inning of the Mets’ 9-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Field Level Media Apr 20, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers placed third baseman Gio Urshela on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right hamstring strain. In a corresponding move, Detroit recalled third baseman Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Toledo. Urshela, 32, exited the Tigers’ 5-4 win at Minnesota on
Field Level Media Apr 20, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Dave McCarty, a first baseman and outfielder on the 2004 Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series, died Friday in Oakland, California. He was 54. The Red Sox announced his death and said it was caused by a “cardiac event.” McCarty was among the
Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Jordan Montgomery‘s debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks went better than is tune-up starts in Triple-A. The 31-year-old left-hander cruised through six innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing one run and four hits with three strikeouts on 78 pitches on Friday
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Travis d’Arnaud hit his first three home runs of the season, including a grand slam in the sixth that gave Atlanta the lead, and the Braves beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight win. Chris Sale (2-1)
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Cam Booser thought he was done with baseball seven years ago. Turns out, baseball wasn’t done with him. The left-handed pitcher walked away from the game in 2017, discouraged by a string of injuries from Tommy John surgery to a broken back
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Justin Verlander allowed two runs and four hits over six innings in the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s season debut for the Houston Astros, a 5-3 victory against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The 41-year-old right-hander, who began the season on
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 08:01 PM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees delayed the start of DJ LeMahieu‘s minor league injury rehabilitation assignment after an MRI showed the fracture in his right foot has not fully healed. The 35-year-old, a two-time batting champion, has been sidelined since fouling a ball off the foot during
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider began to feel discomfort in his right elbow in spring training but didn’t realize the severity of the injury until learning he needed season-ending surgery. Strider said he had a bone fragment develop following Tommy John surgery
ESPN News Services Apr 19, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Ryne Nelson on the 15-day injured list Friday because of an elbow contusion suffered the previous night. Nelson was hit on the right arm by a line drive off the bat of the San Francisco Giants‘ Mike Yastrzemski
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Texas Rangers rookie right-hander Jack Leiter was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, one day after allowing seven runs in his major league debut. The Rangers recalled right-hander Owen White from Round Rock to provide bullpen depth for the start of
Field Level Media Apr 19, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rockies placed left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left elbow strain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday. Freeland appeared to injure his right shoulder while attempting to score the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Monday
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 19, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will make his scheduled start against the Miami Marlins on Sunday, but the team is concerned about the veteran’s start to the season.
ESPN News Services Apr 19, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are investigating an incident involving the Colorado Rockies during a chartered flight from Denver to Toronto. In a since-deleted video posted to social media, Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens is seen sitting in a pilot’s seat