Jorge Castillo Mar 13, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has been shut down and is scheduled to visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for further testing on his right elbow, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday ruled Cole
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Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito is expected to miss this season after his right ulnar collateral ligament was repaired with an internal brace. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas operated Tuesday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mar 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Believe it or not, the 2024 MLB regular season begins in one week — when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres open play in Seoul, Korea on March 20 and 21 before all 30 teams take the field on March 28. Before we turn
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 08:09 PM 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 PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt stopped just short of declaring that shortstop prospect Jackson
ESPN News Services Mar 12, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Taj Bradley was scratched from a scheduled start Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles at Sarasota, Florida, and sent for an MRI after experiencing pectoral tightness while warming up. The Rays were relying on the 22-year-old Bradley to win a
Jorge Castillo Mar 12, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are preparing to begin the regular season without their ace. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Tuesday in Florida that it “would be difficult” to picture Gerrit Cole making the opening day start as he deals with an unspecified elbow
Jorge Castillo Mar 12, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Add Aaron Judge to the New York Yankees‘ list of stars suddenly dealing with injuries. Judge told reporters Tuesday morning that he underwent an MRI on his abdominal area and said the test did not show any structural damage. The five-time All-Star outfielder said
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 07:00 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 SARASOTA, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles‘ season, and their quest to repeat as American League East champions, begins
Mar 12, 2024, 02:58 AM ET Former MLB All-Star slugger Darryl Strawberry is recovering after suffering a heart attack, he posted Monday night on social media. “Praising God for His amazing grace and loving mercy in saving my life this evening from a heart attack,” Strawberry wrote in an Instagram post. “I am so happy
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Joe Torre was elected vice chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday. The 83-year-old was elected to the Hall in 2014 and joined the board in 2023. The decision by the board, chaired by Jane Forbes Clark,
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Third baseman J.D. Davis was released by the San Francisco Giants on Monday after beating the team last month in salary arbitration and will get just over $1.1 million in termination pay rather than a $6.9 million salary. Davis was awarded
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito will undergo right elbow surgery on Tuesday, potentially ending his first season with the team before it even begins. Manager Alex Cora confirmed the development to reporters on Monday. The decision comes after Giolito
Field Level Media Mar 11, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow and San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will be the starting pitchers when the National League West rivals open the season on March 20 in South Korea. The Dodgers also announced Monday that right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will
Field Level Media Mar 11, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants released infielder J.D. Davis just over a week after third baseman Matt Chapman was added via free agency. Davis, 30, batted .248 with a career-best 18 home runs and 69 RBIs in 144 games last season, while playing 116
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Atlanta Braves optioned top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, moving closer to settling on their pitching staff for Opening Day. The move was not surprising, given the 21-year-old right-hander’s inexperience. It clears the way for the
Jorge Castillo Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to undergo an MRI after experiencing “discomfort” in his right elbow, manager Aaron Boone told reporters in Florida on Monday morning. Boone, speaking before a Grapefruit League game, said the reigning American League Cy Young Award
Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Our ranking of the top 100 MLB players in 2024 is here! And you know what that means: It’s time to talk about what we got right — and wrong. We asked five of our voters — Buster Olney, Jeff Passan, Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and
Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season? To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a