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ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the 2024 season, the team announced Thursday. The decision came after Perez visited Dr. Keith Meister for the second time in approximately two weeks. He will have the procedure on his

ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Athletics will spend the next three seasons playing at a minor league ballpark in West Sacramento before their planned move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. The team announced Thursday that it would play at Sutter Health Park — the home

Apr 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering the 2024 MLB season, two superteams have stood out from the crowd. In fact, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers were in a tier of their own at the top of our initial MLB Power Rankings and are the clear projected favorites to win

Apr 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re one week into the 2024 MLB season, and after the Brewers and Pirates each suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday, we have one team still undefeated through seven days of play — the Tigers?! We’ve seen hot starts across the league from

ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Heston Kjerstad went 5-for-7 with two home runs and 10 RBIs to lead the Norfolk Tides to a 26-11 rout of the Charlotte Knights in the Triple-A International League on Wednesday night. Kyle Stowers had three homers, four hits and

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterApr 4, 2024, 02:11 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions The Athletics appear close to severing ties with Oakland after 56 years and making a minor league ballpark in West Sacramento their interim home before

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 12:45 AM 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is finally on the board. The two-way star cranked his first home run

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — This, then, is what was running through Joey Gallo‘s mind as the miss-or-mash slugger for the Washington Nationals rounded the bases after his 447-foot, second-deck homer ended an 0-for-12 start to 2024: “Thank God. I did something good.” And this is what

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka had a game to forget in his first start for the San Diego Padres. In his second start, he did something so rare only five other catchers have done it since 1961. Higashioka caught two baserunners stealing and homered

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his first rehabilitation start Sunday at Triple-A Sugar Land. The 41-year-old Verlander, who opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, will throw a bullpen session Thursday in Houston

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Jason Heyward was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday because of lower back tightness. Los Angeles said the move was retroactive to Saturday. Heyward, 34, missed the Dodgers’ past three games dealing with the injury. Scans

ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With injuries and bad weather draining their rotation already, the New York Mets have agreed to a contract with veteran starter Julio Teheran, according to multiple reports. Teheran, a longtime Mets nemesis with rival Atlanta, spent spring training with Baltimore. The right-hander opted

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Megill has gone on the seven-day concussion list after passing out while recovering from an apparent case of food poisoning. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Wednesday that Megill suffered from food poisoning on Saturday during the team’s three-game

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians won’t be changing the name of their ballpark anytime soon. The team announced a 13-year deal with Progressive Insurance to be its primary insurance provider on Wednesday, an agreement that will keep its downtown home called Progressive Field through

Tristan H. Cockcroft Apr 3, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One week does not a season make. One week does, however, provide us relevant glances at player developments, changes that might absolutely matter in the long run. Editor’s Picks 1 Related We preach so often on these pages, and across the industry, to

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the 2024 MLB Watchability Index! As ESPN NBA writer Zach Lowe would say — and we’re stealing this idea from his annual League Pass

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterApr 2, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions Representatives of the Athletics‘ ownership met with officials from Oakland and Alameda County on Tuesday to discuss the city’s most recent offer to keep the

ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joey Bart, designated for assignment Sunday by the San Francisco Giants, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Once considered the likely successor to Buster Posey as the Giants’ everyday catcher, Bart, 27, never quite stuck with the big club long-term