Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The Miami Marlins ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted them over the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Sunday. Miami had been
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ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will start playing catch this week as he continues to rehab his ailing right elbow. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Sunday that Cole could begin throwing Monday or Tuesday. The team placed Cole on the
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — All Star J.D. Martinez‘s debut with the New York Mets will be delayed as the veteran continues to ramp up physically after signing late in spring training, manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday. “We’re not going to see him in a while,” Mendoza
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah was happy with his first minor league rehab start despite an ugly line because his right shoulder felt healthy. Manoah walked his first four batters and wound up allowing seven runs over 1⅔ innings for
ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Sonny Gray will make his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, manager Oliver Marmol said. Gray, 34, had been slated to start Opening Day but instead was placed on the injured list with a right hamstring
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo will have surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Perdomo, 24, was placed on the 10-day injured list before Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he wasn’t given
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Braves placed ace right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list on Sunday and recalled right-hander Allan Winans from Triple-A Gwinnett. The move with Strider was expected after an MRI on Saturday revealed a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel ‘s on-base streak to begin his major league career has ended at 30 games due to a retroactive scoring change made nearly a week after the game. Schanuel’s streak is still the third-longest
Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 12:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s trot got Yankee Stadium fans hot. The Toronto Blue Jays star celebrates his home runs with a distinctive series of moves while circling the bases, including a shushing motion when he rounds third. When Guerrero went deep with
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The head of the baseball players’ association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. “Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner’s office reduced the length of the pitch
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has been placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder while making a diving stop on Mike Trout‘s hit Friday night. Boston recalled infielder David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday to
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially was listed by Major League Baseball on Saturday as being retired. This had been the expected outcome for quite some time, but it was unclear when — and how —
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 06:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Brewers placed starting pitcher Jakob Junis on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a right shoulder impingement, retroactive to Wednesday. Left-hander Aaron Ashby, at one time a top prospect in organization, was recalled from Triple-A Nashville and will take Junis’
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The winless Miami Marlins, who are off to the worst start in the franchise’s 33-year history, dropped their ninth consecutive game on Saturday, losing 3-1 to Steven Matz and the St. Louis Cardinals. Iván Herrera and Brendan Donovan each had two
Apr 6, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Loaisiga will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn UCL, he announced on Saturday. The expected recovery time is 10-12 months. Pain in Loaisiga’s arm surfaced at the end of his perfect ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday and
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spencer Strider, the Atlanta Braves‘ ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, has damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said on Saturday. Atlanta said the diagnosis came after and MRI and that
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner. Bieber, who missed several months last season with elbow issues, experienced pain following an Opening Day start in Oakland
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