6:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Sandy Alderson will step down as president of the New York Mets when the team finds his replacement. The 74-year-old Alderson, a cancer survivor who has served two stints as New York’s general manager, will move to a new role as special advisor to owners Steve and
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1:00 PM ET The Colorado Rockies released veteran right-hander Jhoulys Chacin on Thursday. The 34-year-old pitcher, in his 14th major league season, was 4-2 with a 7.61 ERA in 35 appearances this season. He had agreed to a $1.25 million deal for 2022. Chacín is 85-91 with a 4.18 ERA in 227 starts and 111
7:00 AM ET There are a little less than three weeks left in the 2022 regular season, meaning things are getting really interesting in certain divisions. While the Dodgers are by far the best squad in the National League — becoming the first team to secure a postseason berth on Monday and then clinching the
12:19 AM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday night but lost American League batting leader Luis Arraez to an early injury. Arraez got an infield hit, raising his average to .320, and scored in the first, then left after the inning with left hamstring tightness. An
11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 100th home run at age 23, becoming the 10th youngest player in MLB history to reach the mark, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Wednesday night to ensure winning a rare five-game series against a wild-card
8:35 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina made their 325th career start together on Wednesday night, setting a major league record for most as a battery. The St. Louis duo eclipsed the regular-season mark of 324 by the Detroit Tigers pair of Mickey Lolich and Bill
9:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Julio Rodriguez continued to strengthen his rookie of the year campaign with another big accomplishment Wednesday, stealing his 25th stolen base of the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 6-1 victory over the San Diego Padres, securing a key two-game split. Rodríguez was hit by a pitch
6:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Minor league baseball players officially unionized Wednesday, joining the Major League Baseball Players Association after an arbitrator validated the union-authorization cards and MLB recognized the MLBPA as the players’ bargaining representative. The
7:00 AM ET On Wednesday, an arbitrator is expected to officially validate the union-authorization cards from thousands of minor league players — the last step in the surprisingly quick unionization of Minor League Baseball. Here, Alden Gonzalez, Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers break down how we got here and what it all means. Last weekend,
1:06 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Tuesday night. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Joey Gallo homered as the Dodgers boosted the best record in the
9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Milwaukee Brewers opener Matt Bush exited after recording just one out because of right groin discomfort Tuesday night during an 8-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Bush is day-to-day. Bush, who was starting a bullpen game for the Brewers with
9:56 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 56th and 57th home runs of the season on Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox. Judge, playing in New York’s 142nd game, is four from tying the American League record Roger Maris set with the Yankees in
10:15 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins came two outs shy of no-hitting the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, as reliever Jovani Moran allowed a line-drive double by Bobby Witt Jr. to break up the bid in the team’s 6-3 win. Joe Ryan started for Minnesota and pitched a gem,
9:29 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout‘s streak of consecutive games hitting a home run ended at seven, one shy of the major league record, and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night. Trout went 0-for-3 with three routine flyballs and a walk.
7:44 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — First baseman Anthony Rizzo said he is close to returning to the New York Yankees after no longer suffering from migraines that were a side effect from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back. Rizzo
12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season. For real, this time. The Dodgers
11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout and the Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Monday night. Valdez (15-5) posted his 24th straight quality start, tying New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom (2018) for the longest single-season streak. “This means a lot to me, because