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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Eli Morgan from the Cleveland Guardians in a trade Wednesday, sources told ESPN. The Cubs, who also designated infielder Patrick Wisdom for

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 02:21 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 Nov 19, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder Austin Shenton from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, right-hander JT Chargois was designated for assignment by the Mariners. Shenton, 26, made his major league debut March 31 with the Rays

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 06:39 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 Milwaukee Brewers‘ Pat Murphy and Cleveland Guardians‘ Stephen Vogt were named Managers of the Year on Tuesday after leading their teams to the playoffs in

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are designating former closer Adbert Alzolay for assignment, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. Alzolay, 29, underwent Tommy John surgery in August and

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 05:10 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 Juan Soto, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames, Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried are among the 12 players

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets landed veteran outfielder Jose Siri in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, the team announced Tuesday. In return, the Mets

Associated Press Nov 19, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A combination of severe hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays‘ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all, the team said Tuesday.

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 Welcome to MLB Awards Week. November has become awards season in baseball, which increasingly serves as

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 06:36 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 Paul

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — After spending the past several seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton McCullough has seen what it takes to win. McCullough, hired this month by the Miami Marlins as the 17th manager in club history, needed only a few conversations with Marlins

Field Level Media Nov 18, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Nick Martinez accepted the Cincinnati Reds‘ $21.05 million qualifying offer, multiple outlets reported Monday. Martinez, 34, opted to stay put after a breakout season in which he finished 10-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 42 games in16 starts and struck out 116

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The Houston Astros‘ home will get a new name Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season, the team announced Monday. The stadium opened as Enron Field in 2000 as part of a 30-year, $100 million agreement but

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A rare souvenir postcard picturing Hank Aaron as a rookie with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues sold for nearly $200,000 at a baseball memorabilia auction that also included Ted Williams’ 1946 AL MVP award, which went for $528,750. The Aaron postcard from

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays hired former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell as vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. The Blue Jays announced the move Friday. Bell will oversee the player development and physical and mental performance departments, while also

Field Level Media Nov 15, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Former outfielder Al “The Bull” Ferrara died Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced. He was 84. Ferrara was part of Dodgers’ world championship teams in 1963 and 1965 and also hit 27 total homers over two-plus seasons with the San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1971.