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ESPN News Services Aug 10, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte left Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a left ankle contusion, the team announced. In the fourth inning, with Arizona leading 2-0, Philadelphia catcher Garrett Stubbs lined a hit off third baseman

Associated Press Aug 10, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down from throwing for at least 10 days because of a mild strain in his right shoulder, but Orioles general manager Mike Elias expects him to return before the regular season ends. The

Field Level Media Aug 10, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Infielder Jean Segura, a 12-year major league veteran, will be on call to lend a hand to the Baltimore Orioles‘ playoff chase after he signed a minor league deal with the club Saturday. Segura, 34, has not played in more than a year

ESPN News Services Aug 9, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Domingo Germán from Triple-A Indianapolis. Germán was 6-4 with a 5.29 ERA in 13 starts with the Indians this season. In June 2023, Germán tossed the 24th perfect game

ESPN News Services Aug 10, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Adrian Del Castillo hit the winning homer in just his second game in the majors, hammering the first pitch of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. He is the

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts will move from shortstop back to right field when he returns to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup next week. Manager Dave Roberts said Betts will make the move on Monday in Milwaukee, where the NL West leaders open a

Field Level Media Aug 9, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants optioned closer Camilo Doval to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, one day after his fifth blown save of the season. The Giants also optioned catcher Jakson Reetz to Triple-A, while catcher Curt Casali was reinstated from the paternity list and

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is getting close to a return to the lineup after having what was expected to be season-ending shoulder surgery. Story injured his shoulder trying to make a diving stop on a ball off the bat of

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Managing a big league baseball team was far from Grady Sizemore’s mind when he joined the Chicago White Sox as a coach this season, but after being

Field Level Media Aug 9, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring strain in one of the team’s multiple roster moves Friday. The Phillies also selected the contracts of outfielder Cal Stevenson and right-hander Max Lazar from Triple-A

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has pleaded guilty Friday to running an illegal gambling business. Mathew Bowyer, 49, entered the plea in federal court in Santa

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fasten your seat belts, Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley” that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play

Field Level Media Aug 9, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined “weeks to months” with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday. An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday’s start

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 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

ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe left Thursday night’s 9-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels due to left foot pain. Volpe fouled a ball off his foot in the second inning before fouling out. He played five more innings

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The Texas Rangers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe Biden, who noted that the team was making a triumphant return to the city where its franchise was born. “You’re back in the

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros right-hander Justin Verlander is set for a rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land, the next step in his return from neck stiffness that has sidelined the three-time Cy Young Award winner for two months. Verlander, 41, will pitch in the Houston

Field Level Media Aug 8, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, manager Bud Black said Thursday. Black said the injury was not due to the rebuilt ulnar collateral ligament in Marquez’s