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Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried and San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove both had early exits because of injuries Wednesday night in Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Series. Fried was done after two innings. He was hit on

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty will start Game 1 of this weekend’s National League Division Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto set for Game 2. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said Wednesday that the team hasn’t finalized plans for

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Kyle Higashioka‘s solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 2 of their NL Wild

Oct 2, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a day of MLB postseason openers dominated by the visitors — with three of the four away teams winning — the home teams will try to get even on Wednesday. The must-win action in the best-of-three wild-card round starts with the Houston Astros trying to

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Baltimore rookie outfielder Colton Cowser suffered a fractured left hand after getting hit by a pitch during the Orioles’ season-ending loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Cowser was hit on the hand as he struck out swinging on 97

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 08:32 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 HOUSTON — Jose Altuve hugged Alex Bregman in the aftermath of the Houston Astros’ sudden elimination on Wednesday

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into the American League Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a two-game sweep of

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 12:26 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

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Andy Ibanez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit’s four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday. Parker Meadows homered as Detroit ended Houston’s

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 01:36 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. The Los Angeles Dodgers

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Blue Jays are moving Don Mattingly back to the position of full-time bench coach after the former six-time All-Star also spent the 2024 season as the team’s offensive coordinator. “He’s excited about that opportunity to impact us and [manager John Schneider]

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins dismissed hitting coaches Rudy Hernandez and David Popkins, assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon, and assistant bench/infield coach Tony Diaz on Wednesday. The moves come on the heels of the Twins struggling to find their offense over the final six weeks

Oct 2, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, said it will stop broadcasting games in 2025 for 11 of the 12 Major League Baseball teams it currently televises. Diamond announced the decision Wednesday in court, saying it would continue carrying Atlanta Braves games next

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pirates fired hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage on Wednesday, three days after the Pirates finished last in the NL Central. Pittsburgh’s 76-86 record included a 21-34 mark after the trade deadline that dropped the Pirates out of

Field Level Media Oct 2, 2024, 01:20 AM ET Pete Rose died of natural causes, the Clark County Coroner’s Office in Nevada announced Tuesday, a day after baseball’s all-time hit king died at age 83 at his home in Las Vegas. The statement from coroner Melanie Rouse identified the causes as “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves 4-0

Oct 1, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s MLB playoff time! After a bonus Monday of action to decide the final two National League postseason spots, eight teams were in action Tuesday as the 2024 MLB playoffs began with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action started with the Detroit Tigers defeating

ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday. The Mets