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ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — John Sterling (Yankees), Gary Cohen (Mets) and Skip Caray (Braves) are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Caray, Jacques Doucet (Montreal Expos), Tom Hamilton (Guardians), Duane Kuiper (Giants) and

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Bobby Witt Jr. made the most of his much-anticipated playoff debut, driving in the only run Tuesday to back Cole Ragans‘ six sharp innings and help the Kansas City Royals return from a nine-year postseason absence with a 1-0 victory over the

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he’d never do in joining the baseball operations department for the San Francisco Giants. Upon retiring three years ago, the star catcher said

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday. The Tigers, swept in

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Pete Rose never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the Cincinnati Reds team he managed, Rose was

ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Chris Sale is not on the Atlanta Braves‘ roster for their National League Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres, it was announced Tuesday. Sale, a contender for the NL Cy Young Award, was a late scratch Monday for Game 2

Oct 1, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After making an unexpected run to the World Series a year ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked to add to their roster in the hopes of building a consistent contender. Instead, the D-backs find themselves missing out on the playoffs after some of the team’s more notable

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee Brewers‘ lineup for the start of the playoffs without needing to worry about hitting any metal if he crashed into a wall again. Frelick bruised his hip Friday when his left side made contact with the

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Márquez, Bill Miller and Alan Porter will be the umpire crew chiefs for baseball’s wild card series this week, with Iassogna and Porter serving in the role for the second straight year. All crew chiefs will be at

ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yordan Alvarez is on the Houston Astros‘ roster for their wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers and batting second in Game 1 on Tuesday. Alvarez is in the lineup as the designated hitter. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2011 American League MVP

Oct 1, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has returned to Kansas City’s roster for the American League Wild Card Series against the Baltimore Orioles. The Royals announced Pasquantino’s spot on their 26-man roster Tuesday morning, exactly four weeks after the slugger underwent surgery on a broken right thumb.

Oct 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a Monday of playoff-impacting baseball, the 2024 MLB playoffs kick off on Tuesday afternoon, with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers — who enter October with MLB’s best record — look to cement their dynasty of recent years with

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2024, 01:31 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 ATLANTA — In the clubhouses at Truist Park on Monday, two champagne celebrations were conducted simultaneously, one by the New York Mets and one by

Sep 30, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are here! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions When I first started watching baseball, Pete Rose was the biggest name in the sport, so popular that fans of opposing teams loved him, so admired

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderSep 30, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions A baseball day for the history books ended as many expected — with the Atlanta Braves and

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals are making major changes to their front office — but not until after the 2025 season, team owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. announced Monday

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions After missing the postseason for a fifth straight (full) year, the Chicago Cubs are making numerous changes to their coaching staff, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN on