ESPN News Services Mar 30, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan Ramirez was ejected for throwing behind the Milwaukee designated hitter’s back the Brewers’ 7-6 victory over the New York
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Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Saturday after their Opening Day starter was injured fielding a bunt against the Texas Rangers. The Cubs recalled right-hander Ben Brown, 24, from Triple-A
Field Level Media Mar 30, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals placed third baseman Nick Senzel on the 10-day injured list Saturday and selected the contract of infielder Trey Lipscomb. The move is retroactive to Wednesday for Senzel, who is nursing a fractured right thumb. Senzel, 28, sustained the injury while
Field Level Media Mar 30, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Royce Lewis on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right quad strain. The move is retroactive to Friday for Lewis, who sustained the injury while running the bases during the third inning of Thursday’s season opener against
Field Level Media Mar 30, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Twins right-hander Anthony DeSclafani underwent forearm flexor tendon surgery and will miss the entire 2024 season. Expected to be a starter on the back end of the Minnesota rotation, DeSclafani was diagnosed with a right elbow strain in mid-March and was placed
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMar 30, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 HOUSTON
Mar 29, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORFOLK, Va. — Jackson Holliday homered leading off the first inning and had three hits and four RBIs, starting the Triple-A season by helping Baltimore’s Norfolk Tides beat Tampa Bay’s Durham Bulls 12-8 on Friday night in the International League. Holliday, baseball’s top prospect, homered off
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Even on a new team in a different division, it took all of one game for Rhys Hoskins to rile up the New York Mets. Tempers flared Friday during the season opener at Citi Field when the Milwaukee Brewers‘ newcomer —
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t believe they were in a lofty enough financial stratosphere to chase a free agent the caliber of left-hander Jordan Montgomery. A soft market this offseason changed their mind. Montgomery, 31, and the D-backs finalized their $25 million, one-year
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves All-Star catcher Sean Murphy left Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with left oblique tightness after taking an awkward swing in the top of the
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The New York Yankees acquired right-hander JT Brubaker and international bonus pool allotment from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday for a player to be named. Brubaker, Pittsburgh’s Opening Day starter in 2022, missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on April
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Expectations are lower for the Mets entering this season. But owner Steve Cohen still has a specific achievement in mind. “I think the goal is to make the playoffs. Pretty simple. Let’s not overthink this,” Cohen said Friday. “If we don’t
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The percentage of Major League Baseball players born outside the United States dipped slightly to 27.8%, its lowest level since 2016. There were 264 players from 19 countries and territories outside of the 50 states among 949 players on Opening Day
Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker’s family stayed out of Philadelphia on Opening Day. Snitker called out Phillies fans in spring training for what he said was objectionable behavior from them in the playoffs toward his wife and other Atlanta friends and family
Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of Athletics fans gathered in the south parking lot before Thursday night’s Opening Day game against the Cleveland Guardians to try
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:31 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — At the end of an opening game so stuffed with gleaming storylines that
ESPN News Services Mar 29, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler O’Neill homered in his fifth straight Opening Day game to set a major league record, this time against the organization that drafted him, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. “You always want to kick the
Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Nelson Cruz finished with his duties throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Seattle Mariners opened the season against the Boston Red Sox and walked over to a little stand set up behind home plate. There, he signed a ceremonial one-day