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6:16 PM ET ATLANTA — First baseman Mike Ford was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Seattle Mariners on Friday. Ford, who played 101 games with the New York Yankees from 2019-21, was designated for assignment by Seattle on Sunday. The Braves optioned Ford, 29, to Triple-A Gwinnett. To clear a spot

4:57 PM ET Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize needs Tommy John surgery, manager AJ Hinch told reporters Friday. Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, has been out since mid-April because of elbow troubles. Hinch said that while Mize’s elbow ligament isn’t torn, doctors say it has been stretched to a point

3:00 PM ET And you thought the intentional walk had gone the way of Blockbuster, the iPod and those titanium-infused Phiten necklaces that stabilized the body’s energy flow. You were wrong! Turns out, the intentional walk is still part of the game — and, courtesy of Joe Maddon and now Tony La Russa, it gifted

12:49 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels desperately needed a win, and Shohei Ohtani provided it almost singlehandedly. Ohtani pitched seven innings of one-run ball against the red-hot Boston Red Sox and delivered a crucial home run, leading the Angels to a 5-2 victory that snapped a franchise-record 14-game losing streak on

10:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Jazz Chisholm bunted for a single on the first pitch of Stephen Strasburg‘s return from a one-year absence, stole second and the Marlins kept on going in a 7-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night that finished a three-game sweep. The 33-year-old right-hander, pitching on the

9:32 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota‘s Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa became the seventh trio of teammates to open a game with three straight home runs, starting a barrage of five long balls in 2⅓ innings against New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole on Thursday night. Arraez started the onslaught on

7:58 PM ET ESPN News Services White Sox manager Tony La Russa said that while Max Muncy did break open the game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning after he ordered an intentional walk to Trea Turner with a 1-2 count in Chicago’s 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, he

5:59 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Lawyers for Angel Hernandez claim Major League Baseball manipulated the umpire’s evaluations, renewing the allegation in an attempt to reinstate the racial discrimination lawsuit he lost last year. Hernandez’s lawyers made the claim in a filing Tuesday to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, trying to

4:57 PM ET Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks due to a fractured right thumb suffered in Thursday’s 5-4 loss to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Stephenson left the game after taking a foul ball off his hand in the fourth inning. Manager David Bell disclosed the severity of

1:08 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Catcher Gary Sanchez and the Minnesota Twins agreed Thursday to a $9 million, one-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for next week. The agreement was at the midpoint of the $9.5 million Sanchez had asked for and the $8.5 million offered by the Twins

2:04 AM ET The Angels were reeling in unfathomable fashion, having lost a franchise-record 13 consecutive games to ruin a thrilling, dominant start to this season. Their manager was gone. Their best player was hurt. Their season was unraveling. They needed something. Anything. They turned to Nickelback. 1 Related In a desperate attempt to lighten

10:57 AM ET The Chicago Cubs and catcher Willson Contreras have reached an agreement on a one-year, $9.625 million contract for the 2022 season, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Thursday. The Cubs and Contreras came to terms just before an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Thursday. The deal is halfway between the

Jun 8, 2022 Another week, another change at the top of our MLB Power Rankings. While the powerhouses ruling baseball have separated from the pack early this season, the battle for our No. 1 spot remains an intense one between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers — with some surging teams making their

9:20 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Centerfielder Enrique Hernandez, who capped off a comeback victory Tuesday night with a putout in a rare appearance at shortstop, was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday by the Boston Red Sox. Hernandez has been bothered recently by a right hip flexor strain, Boston manager

6:47 PM ET Clayton Kershaw is set to start Sunday for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ series finale against the Giants in San Francisco, manager Dave Roberts said on Wednesday. Kershaw was placed on the injured list last month due to inflammation in his right SI joint, which connects the base of the spine to the

5:12 PM ET The Minnesota Twins reinstated Carlos Correa from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday after the shortstop missed eight games because of the virus. Correa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Memorial Day, was in the Twins’ lineup against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night as the designated hitter, batting second. “I was

4:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Shortstop Dansby Swanson beat the Braves in salary arbitration on Wednesday and outfielder Adam Duvall lost to Atlanta, leaving teams with a 6-3 advantage over players this year. Swanson was awarded $10 million rather than the team’s $9.2 million offer by Jeanne Charles, Richard McNeill and Scott

1:49 PM ET The San Francisco Giants optioned struggling catcher Joey Bart to Triple-A Sacramento and acquired catcher Austin Wynns from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Bart, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 draft, is hitting just .156 and has an OPS of .596 with 49 strikeouts in 108 plate appearances in his