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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2024, 07:00 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

Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions To say that the 2024 MLB season has not gone the way of the Chicago White Sox would be an understatement. Editor’s Picks 1 Related With a 36-120 record, Chicago is on the cusp of setting the record for the most losses in an

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions Even more than the sadness, even more than the anger and the despair and the disgust, there is loneliness. As the A’s final season in

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Boston Red Sox closer and four-time All-Star Kenley Jansen will miss the final six games of the season after being placed on the 15-day injured list Monday because of a sore right shoulder. Boston recalled right-hander Chase Shugart from Triple-A Worcester. Editor’s

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Four-time All-Star Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of the season after spending his entire major league career with the Colorado Rockies. The outfielder known for his bushy beard announced his decision Monday. The Rockies will celebrate Blackmon throughout their final

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 09:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto went deep. Phillies fans went wild. And pitcher Aaron Nola provided a taste of just how great it would feel for the franchise if Philly went all the way. The Philadelphia Phillies won the NL East for

Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletics owner John Fisher apologized for the team’s impending departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans Monday. Fisher issued his letter one day before the A’s open their final home series in Oakland, where they have spent the past 57 seasons.

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The search for a new manager for the Cincinnati Reds will begin immediately following the firing of David Bell after six seasons, president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Monday. The team announced the move on Sunday night hours after a 2-0

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez was out of Houston‘s lineup for the start of a three-game series against Seattle on Monday night because of a bruised right knee. Alvarez left Sunday’s game against the Angels when he was injured sliding into second base on a

Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers are set to call up top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe, and the right-hander joins the wild-card contending club in advance of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays with six games remaining in the regular season. The Tigers announced they

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Reliever Ron Marinaccio was claimed by the Chicago White Sox off waivers from the New York Yankees on Monday and optioned to Double-A Birmingham. A 29-year-old right-hander, Marinaccio was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 relief appearances during his third

Sep 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final week of the 2024 MLB regular season has arrived — and there is no shortage of drama left. The race for the final two National League playoff spots is coming down to the wire, with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves set to

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 01:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Mets‘ Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate in the first inning of what could be his final home game at Citi Field and was met by a huge ovation. “Are you going to tip you cap or

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. At age 40 and finishing a year with the Texas Rangers in

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2024, 12:02 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

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 22, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday with five games to go in a disappointing season that began with the Reds as playoff contenders and will end

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando

Sep 22, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Though Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker admitted that “you don’t know what’s going to happen,” the leader of the National League East’s last-place club addressed the possibility that he might be looking for a new job next week. Speaking after Miami’s final home game of the