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Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo expects to have a similar budget as last year to plug the holes in a team that reached the AL Division Series this year, though his shopping list heading into the offseason figures

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 11:17 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 NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2024, 08:00 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 LOS ANGELES — They wore black T-shirts commemorating their return to the National League Championship Series and congregated

ESPN News Services Oct 13, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship Series opener. Los Angeles knocked out a

Field Level Media Oct 13, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Guardians named right-hander Alex Cobb as their Game 1 starter for the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Cobb will square off Monday against Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon. After he underwent hip surgery following the 2023 season and

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 13, 2024, 02:02 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 LOS ANGELES — Jeff McNeil, who fractured his right wrist on a hit by pitch a little more

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Left-hander Carlos Rodón will start the AL Championship Series opener for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. Rodón rebounded to a 16-9 record with a 3.96 ERA over 172 innings in 32 starts in his second

Oct 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are down to just four teams after an exciting division series round saw the New York Mets eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat their division rivals, the San Diego Padres, in a thrilling win-or-go-home Game 5. Now that

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 10:17 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 LOS ANGELES — Lefty reliever Alex Vesia injured an intercostal muscle and is “highly unlikely” to pitch in

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees. Cleveland will meet New York

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Six umpires will make their on-field League Championship Series debuts this year, and Dan Iassogna and Bill Miller will be the crew chiefs. Mike Estabrook, Nic Lentz, Gabe Morales, Jeremie Rehak, Chris Segal and Jansen Visconti will work on field for

Oct 12, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees are headed to the 2024 American League Championship Series! New York moved a step closer to its first World Series appearance since 2009 by knocking out the Kansas City Royals in four games and now will have to get

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 01:19 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

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions IN THE SIXTH inning of Game 2 of the American League Division Series, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal threw the biggest pitch of his career. It was a 97

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers are hoping slugger Kerry Carpenter can come off the bench in Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Guardians despite dealing with a hamstring injury. Carpenter was injured while running the bases in Game

Oct 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Because of the weather forecast in Cleveland, Game 5 of the American League Division Series is now a Saturday matinee between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers. One of those teams will see their season come to an end Saturday. The other will head to

Associated Press Oct 12, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Yu Darvish tapped the “PS” patch on his uniform and then went to work on the way to an inspired performance. Yet, try as he might, Darvish’s stellar outing in the memory of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler was

Oct 11, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 National League Championship Series matchup is set! Starting Sunday, the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers will clash with a trip to the World Series on the line. After the Mets booked their first NLCS trip since 2015 when Francisco Lindor delivered a