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ESPN News Services Oct 11, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton. Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays’ spring home in Port Charlotte, no

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2024, 02:20 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 — Mookie Betts spent part of his 32nd birthday practically locked inside Petco Park’s batting cage.

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Citing a chance of inclement weather, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. ET to 1:08 p.m. ET. The change was announced Friday as the

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Carpenter, who hit a three-run homer to win Game

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2024, 01:23 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

Oct 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Would you want it any other way? After four heated National League Division Series showdowns, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a win-or-go-home Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Which side will get the last laugh in the intense

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2024, 02:05 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 — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the National

Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals‘ Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense AL Division Series that New York clinched with a 3-1 victory

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Pinch-hitter David Fry had a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers in their AL Division Series with a

Field Level Media Oct 10, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, multiple reports said Thursday. The rest of the Braves’ coaching staff will be left intact, and the club will replace both hitting coaches but not

Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida. The team

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee and expects to be ready for the beginning of

Oct 10, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former American League MVP Jose Abreu signed a deal Thursday with Roberto Alomar’s San Juan Senadores to play in the Puerto Rico Winter League. The Senadores confirmed the contract on social media. Abreu, 37, was released by the Houston Astros in June, less than halfway through

Oct 10, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s win-or-go-home time for the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series. In the first of two Thursday ALDS games, the Guardians will attempt to avoid seeing their season end at the hands of the surging Detroit Tigers. Then, in the

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 10, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins announced Thursday that they are for sale, potentially ending one of the longest-tenured ownerships in Major League Baseball. The Pohlad family, which bought

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderOct 10, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s qualifying offer for this offseason will be the highest ever at $21.05 million, sources