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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 09:41 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 The Miami Marlins, in the early stages of another rebuild, have made a deluge of firings under first-year

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Will Wagner was inserted into the Toronto Blue Jays lineup at second base and batting sixth for his major league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and a member

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 08:20 PM ET BOSTON — The Red Sox placed left-hander James Paxton on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right calf, a day after he limped off the field in the first inning following a quick move trying to cover first base. “MRI this morning, they got the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 07:03 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 The

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot could return to the rotation late this week after being hospitalized last month for a knee infection that is believed to the result of a spider bite during the All-Star break. Pepiot was admitted

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Mookie Betts is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing nearly two months with a broken left hand. The Dodgers announced before their Monday night game with the Milwaukee Brewers that they had activated the eight-time All-Star and 2018 AL MVP

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during

Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals placed DH/1B Matt Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Monday with a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to Friday for Carpenter, 38, who is batting .255 with three homers in 42 games this season. The three-time All-Star

Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed reliever A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list Monday with left hip inflammation. Minter spent more than a month on the IL in late May and into June with the same injury. In a corresponding move, the Braves

Aug 11, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said he “fell far short” after directing an anti-gay slur toward a fan during Sunday’s home game against the Houston Astros. In the bottom of the sixth inning, in between pitches with the count 1-2 and Houston up 10-0, Duran looked at a

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Merrill Kelly pitched five solid innings in his return from a shoulder injury, Jake McCarthy had three hits and four RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stayed hot with a 12-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The Diamondbacks won their eighth

Field Level Media Aug 11, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-handed pitcher Kyle Tyler off waivers from their National League East rivals, the Miami Marlins, on Sunday. Philadelphia assigned Tyler to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and designated right-hander Nick Nelson for assignment to make room for Tyler on the 40-man

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — In his return to the majors after spending nearly four months on the injured list, Milwaukee’s DL Hall provided reason for hope that he could contribute something to the NL Central-leading Brewers’ playoff push. The left-hander had a career-high nine strikeouts over

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Justin Verlander took his first step to returning to the Houston Astros, tossing three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday night. Working back from neck stiffness that’s sidelined him for two months, the 41-year-old, three-time Cy Young Award winner threw 52

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 03:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers rookie right-hander River Ryan will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury that occurred during his fourth career major league start Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Manager Dave Roberts did not know the specifics of Ryan’s injury after the 25-year-old

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Max Scherzer, who has been limited to eight starts this season, is returning to Texas to get his fatigued right shoulder checked out, Rangers general manager Chris Young said Sunday. Scherzer was placed on the injured list Aug. 2 with fatigue

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton limped off the field after injuring his right lower leg while making a quick move to cover first on a grounder in the opening inning Sunday against Houston. The Red Sox announced two innings later that

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2024, 11:54 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 Mariners All-Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez is expected to be activated from the injured list and return to the lineup as Seattle’s designated hitter for Sunday