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Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension late Wednesday, keeping the veteran from opting out of

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga combined with two relievers to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-0 win Wednesday night. Imanaga (12-3), a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Jonathan Cannon pitched into the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox homered three times, snapping their 12-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Nicky Lopez, Andrew Vaughn and Dominic Fletcher went deep for the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 09:26 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 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto, out since the middle of June with a shoulder injury, will make his

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 09:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus, who made his big league debut as a 20-year-old shortstop for the Texas Rangers on opening day in 2009, is set to retire with his original club. The 36-year-old Andrus will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Left-hander Justin Steele was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs because of tendinitis in his pitching elbow on Wednesday, a day after he was scratched from a start against Pittsburgh. Right-hander Jorge López was put on the 15-day

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Clay Holmes won’t be the automatic choice as the closer for the New York Yankees in the short term after giving up a game-ending grand slam to the Texas Rangers for his major-league-high 11th blown save this season. Manager Aaron Boone

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game at Toronto after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Harper winced in pain and grabbed his elbow after he was struck by a 92 mph fastball from right-hander Bowden Francis

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager was put on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of hip discomfort that could end the All-Star shortstop’s third season with the Texas Rangers. The move was made before the Rangers played their series finale against the New York

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm was held in contempt Wednesday by a federal judge, who ordered it to withdraw from a new arbitration proceeding it filed against the Major League Baseball Players Association. U.S. District Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé

Sep 4, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Whit Merrifield, after becoming the latest Atlanta Braves player to get hit by an errant fastball, blasted the “pathetic” current state of pitching in Major League Baseball, saying “something terrible is going to happen” if the sport doesn’t reintroduce repercussions for throwing wildly inside. “It’s bulls—,

J.J. Post, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox‘s nightmare season keeps sinking to new depths. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Trailing the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, the White Sox were barreling toward extending an 11-game losing streak that’s approaching two weeks in length. With a record of 31-108, Chicago

Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Kyle Schwarber‘s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night after allowing six runs in the first. Schwarber hit his 12th leadoff

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the fastest strikeout pitch in the pitch-tracking era, which started in 2008. Joyce’s blazing fastball

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:14 AM 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 ANAHEIM, Calif. — When he prepared for his first at-bat in Tuesday’s top of the first, fans saluted

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 02:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Clay Holmes lost the feel for his sinker, his control and perhaps his job as the New York Yankees closer. The two-time All-Star gave up a single and two walks before Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam in

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 01:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam off All-Star closer Clay Holmes to give the Texas Rangers a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, dropping them out of the American League East lead. Langford hit the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:53 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