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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Every baseball fan base has its own identity. A Philadelphia Phillies crowd is intense. Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers are raucous (but late-arriving, fighting

ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox pitching legend and a beloved fan favorite, has died at the age of 83. Major League Baseball confirmed Tiant’s death on Tuesday, though a cause of death has not been disclosed. Tiant, nicknamed “El Tiante” and known for

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 02:13 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 NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 11:33 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 SAN DIEGO — The baseball that San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw towards the Dodgers‘ dugout

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 11:58 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 SAN DIEGO — Mookie Betts turned 32 years old Monday and had a very specific plan for how

ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2024, 11:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Salvador Perez homered leading off the fourth inning to spark a four-run rally against Carlos Rodon, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night to even their American League Division Series at one game

Carpenter’s 3-run homer off Clase sends gritty Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians in Game 2 of ALDS — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their AL Division Series at

Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece. Carpenter connected

Dan Hajducky, ESPNOct 7, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions An agreement reached Monday over the fate of the Shohei Ohtani 50/50

Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jon Berti will make his first professional start at first base when the New York Yankees play the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Monday night. Yankees manager Aaron Boone also said he picked

Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Slumping third baseman Alec Bohm will be back in the Philadelphia Phillies‘ starting lineup Tuesday against the New York Mets in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Citi Field. Bohm, an All-Star this season, was benched Sunday in Game

Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians utilityman Tyler Freeman sustained an oblique injury during a simulated game Sunday and was dropped from the American League Division Series roster prior to Game 2 against the Detroit Tigers on Monday. Freeman was replaced by versatile rookie Ángel Martínez, who

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterOct 7, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The best rivalry in baseball arrived with warnings that went unheeded. The elements have been there for some time, but it took

ESPN News Services Oct 7, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time World Series champion Terry Francona said his new opportunity to manage the Cincinnati Reds “just felt right.” The Reds were able to lure Francona out of retirement, signing him Friday to a three-year deal with a club option for the 2028 season.

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 07:00 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 NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 02:28 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. LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman exited Game 2 of the National League Division Series after five innings with what the Los

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 10:29 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 LOS ANGELES — The start of Sunday’s bottom of the seventh inning was delayed as close to two

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Bryce Harper and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece. Castellanos