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Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade Friday. Seven double-decker buses filled with players, their families and the coaching staff rolled through streets packed on both sides with blue-clad fans.

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2024, 12:33 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 Blake Treinen glanced toward his dugout, saw manager Dave Roberts emerge from it and, for a moment, felt

Nov 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 World Series ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the championship in a stunning comeback in Game 5, with Walker Buehler the unlikely pitcher to close out the 7-6 win over the New York Yankees. First baseman Freddie Freeman was handed the World Series

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Another MLB season is in the books, and what a ride it was. The 2024 season had a little bit of everything, from incredible individual performances

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His final games were the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Kansas City

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco‘s trial in the Dominican Republic is scheduled to begin Dec. 12, the attorney’s office from Puerto Plata announced Thursday. Franco faces charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and human trafficking, which could result in a sentence of

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and guard against any further harm to Tropicana Field, the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton. The translucent fiberglass dome

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Nine-inning games in the World Series averaged 3 hours, 19 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, up from 3:01 in 2023. The Series average was 3:24 in 2022 and 3:38 in 2021, the last season before the PitchCom

Field Level Media Oct 31, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Daz Cameron from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations. Cameron, 27, played the 2024 campaign with Oakland after three years (2020 to 2022) with the Detroit Tigers. Cameron was in the Baltimore Orioles‘ organization

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Two days before the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ postseason began, Freddie Freeman felt a twinge in his rib cage when he took a swing

Field Level Media Oct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eight members of the Baltimore Orioles elected free agency on Thursday, including Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and slugging outfielder Anthony Santander. The right-handed Burnes, 30, was 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 32 games in his first season with the Orioles

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Mets made their first move of the offseason, agreeing Thursday to a one-year contract with 33-year-old right-hander Dylan Covey. Covey went 0-2 with a 2.66 ERA, 19 strikeouts and nine walks over 20⅓ innings in 18 games this year with

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 02:39 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 Atlanta Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels for right-hander Griffin Canning on Thursday, kicking off the hot stove season with a

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletics owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas while U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, club executive Sandy Dean said Thursday. Dean made his remarks to

Field Level Media Oct 31, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Will Venable agreed to terms on a multiyear contract to serve as the manager of the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Thursday. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed for Venable, who spent the past two seasons with the Texas Rangers

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 31, 2024, 03:08 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions At the worst possible moment of their season — the very end — the 2024 New York Yankees crashed in an ugly way, with mistake

Oct 31, 2024, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Moments after winning his second World Series title, Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Daniel Hudson announced his retirement from baseball. “This was the only reason I came back — to go out on top,” Hudson told reporters Wednesday night. “And that’s what’s happening.” Hudson pitched in a

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 09:26 AM ET A dozen arrests were reported by Los Angeles police early Thursday after crowds took to the streets following the Dodgers‘ World Series win. Video showed some people throwing objects at police in Los Angeles as sirens blared and officers told them to leave the area after