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Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 12, 2024, 04:24 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 Los Angeles Angels continued their aggressive move-making early in free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract with catcher Travis d’Arnaud, it was announced

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Brian Kaplan on Tuesday to be the team’s pitching coach. Kaplan has spent the past three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies as an assistant pitching coach and director of pitching. The Phillies had one of the best starting

Juan Recio Nov 12, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside, public prosecutors said Tuesday. Franco, 23, was arrested in San Juan de la Maguana, 116 miles west

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the home of the Tampa Bay Rays is structurally sound and can be repaired for about $55.7 million in time for the 2026 season. The 412-page report released

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins will promote Derek Falvey to president of baseball and business operations and Jeremy Zoll to general manager as part of a front office succession plan initiated by current club president Dave St. Peter’s move into a strategic adviser role.

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona Diamondbacks second

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Atlanta Braves acquired infielder Nick Allen from the Athletics on Monday in exchange for minor league right-hander Jared Johnson. Allen batted .175 with a homer, four RBI and a .463 OPS in 41 games with the A’s last year.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: “The matter of Mr. Rose is now closed.” Those words, which cemented Pete Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the team he managed, landed like a gavel in August 1989: authoritative, unambiguous, final — and yet wholly untrue. Rose was 83

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2024, 12:54 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

Juan Recio Nov 11, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in San Juan de la Maguana, 100 miles west of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic after what two police sources said was an altercation Sunday in the parking lot of an apartment complex in which guns were

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 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 For just the third time since 2012, the teams with each league’s best regular-season record met

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 06:29 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 The Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, a

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain on Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. The 14-hour visitation, in honor of Rose’s jersey number,

The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Saturday they will begin the process of posting Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, paving the way for the 23-year-old to join Major League Baseball in 2025. The posting system is the method of transfer between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto might have to sit out the start of the 2025 season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder. Angels general manager Perry Minasian announced Friday that Neto had surgery earlier in the week. “He will

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, was promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Sam Fuld, the GM since December 2020, is studying for his

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Will Venable is a busy man these days. The new manager of the Chicago White Sox is learning his way around the organization. He is talking to his new players and working with the front office on its offseason plans. As Venable

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 8, 2024, 04:53 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 Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves formally filed an objection to Diamond Sports Group’s reorganization plan on