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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 08:59 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 The 2024 Chicago White Sox now stand alone in baseball’s hall of futility — 121 losses

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions No crowd in baseball looks like an Oakland crowd. An Oakland crowd is people of all backgrounds, all ethnicities; people who save up to buy

Brianna Williams, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For baseball fans, October isn’t just about Halloween, pumpkin spice and other spooky season markers — it’s all about the postseason. But for now, it’s still September, and wild-card spots are still up for grabs. Editor’s Picks 2 Related As it stands — with

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions We head into the final weekend of the 2024 MLB regular season — which might actually leak into Monday now — with playoff spots to be

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by rallying to beat the second-place San Diego Padres 7-2 with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning. The Dodgers had not clinched at home since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 11:24 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 — Clayton Kershaw is still not ruling out the possibility of pitching in the playoffs, even

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second American League East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles

Dan Hajducky, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions Goldin Auctions will proceed with its scheduled auction of the coveted Shohei

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Angels shortstop Zach Neto left Thursday’s 7-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox because of right shoulder irritation. Neto was injured when he tried to take second on a pitch in the dirt in the fourth inning. He was aboard on a

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — It took a few days but the White Sox may have won over their fan base — at least for the moment — in their home finale

Juan Arturo Recio Sep 26, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand trial on charges that he sexually abused a minor following a judge’s ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation and the evidence presented by the prosecution had sufficient merits to

Dan Hajducky, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions A fan who says he is the rightful owner of the Shohei

Sep 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re down to the final days of the 2024 regular season — and there are still quite a few teams that have something to play for. Which clubs will get to keep playing into October, and which will watch their playoff aspirations come to an end?

Associated Press Sep 25, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen departed in the third inning of a 3-0 victory against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night with lower body fatigue in his first action since a return from the injured list. Lorenzen (left hamstring) was activated

Field Level Media Sep 25, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Matt Wallner on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain Wednesday, ending his regular season. Wallner, 26, exited Minnesota’s 4-1 loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday after experiencing left oblique tightness during a strikeout as

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 06:11 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 Sep 25, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes didn’t love the plan the Pittsburgh Pirates laid out for him in the spring, the one designed to bring the most talented pitching prospect in a generation along slowly and protect the right arm on which so much relies. Looking

ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2024, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The final two games of a crucial series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were postponed Wednesday by heavy rains ahead of Hurricane Helene. Now, a wild-card race that seemed headed to the final day of the regular season