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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2024, 09:00 AM 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 Every

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras, on the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch last week, will miss three weeks of action, manager Oliver Marmol said Monday night. That

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Rarely, if ever, has a pitcher been happier after giving up six runs in 1⅔ innings. Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Brady Feigl may have struggled in his major-league debut Monday night in an 18-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs, but it was

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Elias Diaz, the MVP of the 2023 All-Star Game, signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres on Monday. The 33-year-old catcher was released by the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 16. Diaz hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs stole eight bases — their most in a game in more than 100 years — and had 21 hits on the way to an 18-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Dansby Swanson broke the game

Associated Press Aug 26, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Oneil Cruz is switching positions, moving from shortstop to center field. Cruz is likely to be the designated hitter for the three-game series against the Chicago Cubs that starts Monday night. He will go through pregame workouts during the

Associated Press Aug 26, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies placed left-handed reliever José Alvarado on the restricted list for a personal matter ahead of their game Monday against the Houston Astros. The 29-year-old Alvarado has made 56 appearances this season, compiling a 4.30 ERA while striking out 52

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip after struggling through another poor campaign. The Tigers are still determining when and where the surgery will take place. Baez batted just .184 with six homers and 37 RBIs in

Field Level Media Aug 26, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Monday afternoon’s game against the host Cleveland Guardians in the fifth inning due to cramps in his left calf and hamstring. After Ragans walked Lane Thomas to open the home half of the fifth, Kansas City

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a rain-delayed game he started for

Field Level Media Aug 26, 2024, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals placed reliever Will Smith on the 15-day injured list Monday with low back spasms. The 35-year-old left-hander is 0-4 with a career-worst 6.53 ERA through 45 relief appearances this season. Royals reliever Will Smith has been placed on the

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Dylan Crews is expected to make his major league debut for the Washington Nationals on Monday when they open a three-game series with the visiting New York Yankees. Crews was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, one day after Washington optioned

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 07:15 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 HIS CONFIDENCE BEAMED, even as his aura faded. “In my mind,” Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said earlier this month,

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — It was fitting that Enrique Hernandez would have a great game on an afternoon when former Lakers great Kobe Bryant was honored at Dodger Stadium. With fans wearing special jerseys honoring Bryant, Hernandez — who wears No. 8 for the Dodgers,

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Andy Ibanez homered and had three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers sent the Chicago White Sox to their 100th loss with a 9-4 victory on Sunday. Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered and had two RBIs for the White Sox (31-100), who need

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — After Taylor Ward offered a critical take on Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis‘ latest strong start, fellow starter Chris Bassitt made sure he had his teammate’s back. Francis struck out a career-high 12 in Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles

Field Level Media Aug 25, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn landed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a bruised right hand. Blackburn exited his start Friday at the San Diego Padres in the third inning after being hit in the hand by a comebacker. Mets manager

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Plate umpire Nick Mahrley exited in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies when he was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton‘s shattered bat. Stanton’s bat broke when he hit a bloop single