Field Level Media Mar 24, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox signed veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to a major league contract Sunday, two days after they released him. Right-hander Touki Toussaint was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Pillar is expected to serve as depth in the outfield behind
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Field Level Media Mar 24, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Oakland Athletics acquired right-hander Austin Adams from the New York Mets on Sunday for cash considerations. The Athletics selected Adams to their 40-man roster and placed right-hander Trevor Gott on the 60-day injured list. Gott is expected to undergo Tommy
Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff says he won’t pitch this season while he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder. When Woodruff underwent the surgery in October, the Brewers said the two-time All-Star was expected to miss most, if not all, of
Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres stars and executives remembered late owner Peter Seidler with laughter and some emotional moments on Saturday while vowing to fulfill his dream of bringing a World Series championship to his adopted hometown. A celebration of life was held
Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — J.D. Martinez and the New York Mets finalized a $12 million, one-year contract on Saturday. The 36-year-old designated hitter gets a $2.5 million signing bonus, $2 million this year and $7.5 million in deferred money, payable in $1.5 million
Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 03:02 PM ET BALTIMORE — Peter Angelos, owner of a Baltimore Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans, died Saturday. He was 94. Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in
ESPN News Services Mar 23, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals will start the regular season with right-hander Sonny Gray and outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the injured list, manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday. Gray has a right hamstring strain that will send him to the 15-day injured list, while Nootbaar
Field Level Media Mar 23, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlie Culberson‘s attempt to reinvent himself as a pitcher at age 34 took a blow Saturday when he was released by the Atlanta Braves. The longtime utility man, who has 99 extra-base hits over an 11-year major league career, went to spring training
Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees after missing a week because of a sore lower back. Harper hadn’t played in a spring training game since March 14. The first baseman took
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterMar 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, the greatest New York Mets player ever, did The New York Times crossword puzzle every day. When his team was on the road,
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Trevor Bauer says while he wants to return to the major leagues, he’s concentrating on his brief stint with Mexico’s Diablos Rojos. Bauer was introduced by the Diablos Rojos on Friday and is to pitch Sunday in the opener of a
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 22, 2024, 03:20 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH — Ailing Astros starter Justin Verlander will throw a live BP session in Houston on Monday or Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said on Friday. If all
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Carrasco is all the way back with the Cleveland Guardians. The popular right-hander, diagnosed with leukemia during his first stint with Cleveland, has been told he’s got a spot on the team’s opening-day roster after attending spring training with a minor league deal.
T.J. Quinn, ESPN Senior WriterMar 22, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Close T.J. Quinn joined ESPN in November 2007 as an investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise Unit, which is charged with developing long-form, investigative features to be presented across multiple platforms. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into the matter surrounding
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was a late scratch from Friday’s game against the New York Mets due to lat tightness. Rizzo said he’s had the issue on occasion during his career. Rizzo said he’s fully confident he will be ready for Thursday’s opener
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait to make his Arizona Diamondbacks debut. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Friday that Rodriguez has a lat strain, which means the left-hander will open the season on the injured list. “He’s going to be
Field Level Media Mar 22, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wyatt Langford, the Texas Rangers‘ top prospect, will be on the Opening Day roster. Manager Bruce Bochy confirmed to reporters Friday the promotion for Langford, the No. 4 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, who was a non-roster invitee to camp. “He’s with
Tisha Thompson, ESPNMar 22, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. The sports world was rocked this week by news that Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara, had been fired by the Los