Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARASOTA, Fla. — Jackson Holliday‘s major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles will have to wait. The Orioles announced Friday they had reassigned Holliday to their minor league camp, meaning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 amateur draft won’t start the season
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Field Level Media Mar 22, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oakland A’s right-hander Trevor Gott will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire season and part of 2025, according to an MLB.com report. Gott has a fully torn UCL in his throwing elbow, per the report. Gott, 31, signed a one-year deal
Mar 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Once again, a major league team will play at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, the home ballpark of the Diablos Rojos del México, part of Major League Baseball’s efforts to create a more international game. Last April, the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants played at
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMar 21, 2024, 09:27 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 The
Tisha Thompson, ESPNMar 21, 2024, 05:50 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. Open Extended Reactions Representatives of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani have contacted law enforcement authorities and asked them to investigate a “massive theft”
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga is expected to begin throwing within one week after tests revealed inflammation in his right shoulder has cleared. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters on Thursday an MRI on Senga’s shoulder late Tuesday provided results he described as
Field Level Media Mar 21, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rays designated hitter Jonathan Aranda will open the season on the injured list with a broken right ring finger. Aranda, 25, was injured while fielding a ground ball on Tuesday. He will have surgery to insert a pin into the finger and is
Mar 21, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a rough introduction to MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, who signed a 12-year, $325 million contract in the offseason, lasted just a single inning in his debut. Yamamoto gave up five runs on four hits, allowing the San Diego Padres to bat
Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions IN THE IMMEDIATE aftermath of the Zoom call Monday night that threw the Major League Baseball Players Association into chaos, a veteran player, stunned at the
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted one inning in his Los Angeles Dodgers debut after signing a record $325 million, 12-year contract, giving up five runs to the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The 25-year-old right-hander trailed 2-0 after nine pitches and needed
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SARASOTA, Florida — Corbin Burnes had just allowed four runs — including two home runs — in the second inning of a spring training start, but the smile on
ESPN News Services Mar 21, 2024, 01:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Michael Lorenzen has reached agreement with the Texas Rangers on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million guaranteed that can max out at $7 million with incentives, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Lorenzen had his share of ups and downs during
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired minor league right-hander Chris McElvain from the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in exchange for infielder Santiago Espinal. McElvain, 23, went 5-5 with a 3.75 ERA in 23 games last season, including 19 starts, splitting time between two
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Agent Scott Boras defended himself and the leadership of the Major League Baseball Players Association against a faction pushing to replace the union’s lead negotiator. “When you have inexperienced people who haven’t been doing this for a long time, they make
Tisha Thompson, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 05:51 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 Los Angeles Dodgers interpreter for Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday afternoon after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Blake Snell joined the San Francisco Giants just nine days before their opener and the two-time Cy Young Award winner hopes he will be ready to start during the first series at his old team, the San Diego Padres. “We’ll throw
ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain is being evaluated for a shoulder injury that could require surgery. Manager David Bell said Wednesday that “all of the options are on the table” after an MRI on McLain’s left shoulder. Bell said those options include
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was in the posted lineup for Wednesday night’s game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury. Judge hadn’t played since March 10, when he struck out in both at-bats against Atlanta.