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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 04:21 PM 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 CLEVELAND — Left-hander Matthew Boyd will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Nestor Cortes is on track to possibly be added to the New York Yankees‘ roster if they advance to the World Series. Cortes was to throw batting practice Wednesday at Yankee Stadium before New York headed to Cleveland with a 2-0

Field Level Media Oct 16, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida is recovering from surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder. The team announced Wednesday that Yoshida, 31, underwent successful surgery on Oct. 3. Dr. Evan O’Donnell performed the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. The

Todd Zola, FantasyOct 16, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB championship series round is here, with a pair of best-of-seven showdowns ready to get going. In both series,

Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We are two games into both 2024 League Championship Series, and it’s time for our snap judgements based on what we’ve seen so far. The NLCS is tied after dominant offensive performances carried the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets to wins at Dodger Stadium.

ESPN News Services Oct 15, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a two-run drive into Monument Park for his first home run of this postseason, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead. Judge, who

1st Judge safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Rocchio, Torres scored, Soto to second. 0 1 2nd Verdugo doubled to left, Volpe scored, Rizzo to third. 0 2 2nd Judge hit sacrifice fly to center, Rizzo scored. 0 3 5th J. Naylor hit sacrifice fly to right, Kwan scored, Manzardo to third. 1

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Despite far better numbers hitting with men on base this postseason, Shohei Ohtani won’t be moved down in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for Game 3

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 04:07 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 NEW

Associated Press Oct 15, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven cownose stingrays made it safely to a habitat at The Florida Aquarium after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. The stingrays, named for their cow-shaped snouts, were relocated

Field Level Media Oct 15, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies have extended manager Rob Thomson through the 2026 season, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Tuesday. Dombrowski also said the Phillies’ entire coaching staff will return next season. The moves come six days after Philadelphia was eliminated in four

ESPN News Services Oct 15, 2024, 07:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday. The reptile appeared in the top of the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 7-3 loss to the New York Mets.

Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 10:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK —Juan Soto homered during New York’s three-run third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday night in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. Cleveland became the

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory on Monday, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece. Lindor added to his storybook

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 04:43 PM 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 LOS ANGELES — Injured Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw plans to return for another season

Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the league championship series, an 18% increase over last year’s average of 2.82 million. The division series averaged 3.56 million viewers for 18 games, a 14% increase from last year.

Oct 14, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s a two-game day in the Championship Series. First, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to extend their scoreless innings streak with a bullpen game against the New York Mets, who will try to avoid heading back to Queens in a 0-2 hole. Then, the New York

Field Level Media Oct 14, 2024, 03:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo intends to keep playing in the National League Championship Series, despite dealing with painful plantar fasciitis, he told The Athletic. Nimmo told the outlet he has had the condition in his left foot since May, and it