5:34 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Cleveland has another new name this year: AL Central champions. Four of rookie Steven Kwan‘s career-high five RBIs came on his first career grand slam in the eighth inning, and Aaron Civale allowed two runs on three hits in five innings as the Guardians beat the Texas
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1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to rejoin the rotation Wednesday night at Cleveland after missing nearly 14 months because of Tommy John surgery. The Rays’ Opening Day starter last year hasn’t pitched this season after having the procedure Aug. 4, 2021. “I
11:54 AM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Don Mattingly will not be back as manager of the Miami Marlins next season, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Mattingly’s contract expires when the season ends, and he and the team have agreed that a mutual parting is best for both sides, according to multiple
9:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday placed starting pitcher Dustin May on the 15-day injured list with low back tightness, meaning he will not be eligible to pitch again in the regular season. The Dodgers believe they caught the ailment early enough for May to be available to them
8:25 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Wright became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game losing streak. William Contreras and rookie Michael Harris II each homered and had three hits for the Braves (94-58), who moved
2:40 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a five-year contract extension that will keep the prized trade-deadline acquisition part of the ascendant team’s core for the foreseeable future,
2:40 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Aaron Judge has been a mainstay in the New York Yankees‘ lineup all season as he continues to put up numbers that could define his MVP-caliber 2022 season as one of the best ever. Manager Aaron
3:37 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa won’t return to the dugout this season, the team announced in a press release on Saturday. La Russa, 78, has been advised by his doctors not to manage again in 2022. He has been out since late August with a heart ailment, and
2:40 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Luis Castillo and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a five-year, $108 million contract extension that will keep the prized trade-deadline acquisition part of the ascendant team’s core for the
11:22 AM ET The Atlanta Braves have placed right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique muscle. The move is retroactive to Sept. 21 and Strider has not pitched since last Sunday. After that 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, Strider told the team he didn’t feel right. The Braves
11:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols became the fourth member of the 700 home run club on Friday night, and he did so in emphatic fashion, launching two home runs in front of a packed Dodger Stadium crowd. The first homer — a 434-foot, two-run blast to left field — came off Dodgers
10:35 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs, passing 1,000 RBIs for his career, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Friday night. McCutchen put the Brewers ahead to stay when he drove in Rowdy Tellez with a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning. The five-time
9:05 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, a leading candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, was put on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a lower back strain. The move came with Seattle holding the third and final wild-card spot, 1 1/2 games
12:16 AM ET Albert Pujols is in legendary company. 1 Related With his 700th home run, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger has accomplished a feat that only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds have managed. His placement under them on the all-time home run list tells you just how incredible his 22-season career has
11:24 PM ET Twenty-two years. 700 home runs. Albert Pujols achieved a level of greatness only three other players in the history of the game have matched when he hit No. 700 on Friday night — his second homer of the evening at Dodger Stadium. He joins Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron and Babe Ruth as
11:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols became the fourth member of the 700 home run club on Friday night, and he did so in emphatic fashion, launching two home runs in front of a packed Dodger Stadium crowd. The first homer — a 434-foot, two-run blast to left field — came off Dodgers
9:57 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole and manager Aaron Boone were both ejected from Friday night’s 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox for arguing with plate umpire Brian Knight about a called ball that preceded
8:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — With less than two weeks remaining in their regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have removed Craig Kimbrel as their closer, a major development that will have wide-ranging impact on their pitching staff. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Kimbrel, 34, will occupy different roles in his bullpen