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Sep 30, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the sport, has died at age 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday. “Charlie Hustle,” as he was known for his relentless playing style, will fall short in

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderSep 30, 2024, 04:18 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 ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor belted a two-run home run in the ninth inning as the New York

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderSep 30, 2024, 04:46 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 Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was a late scratch for Game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader vs. the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 02:48 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

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 30, 2024, 01:33 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 San Francisco Giants fired president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi on Monday and replaced him with Buster Posey, the three-time World Series-winning catcher and franchise

Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani topped Major League Baseball jersey sales for the second straight season while becoming the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same year. The Los Angeles Dodgers star was followed by Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper,

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions Fantasy baseball managers loved what the top tier and “Big 5” of Los Angeles Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani, the

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Yes, we have one more day of regular-season baseball to be played. Sunday’s results failed to settle the National League wild-card race, so the New York

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The baseball season is going extra innings. While the American League playoff picture cleared up Sunday, the National League remained muddled heading into what was supposed to be an off day before the postseason. AL West champion Houston hosts Detroit, and

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — José Ramírez never got to take a swing at history and a place in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. In the end, 40-40 was just out of reach. Cleveland’s All-Star third baseman finished one home run shy of becoming the seventh

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2024, 09:03 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 NEW

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf labeled his team’s record-shattering losing season “embarrassing” and a “failure” that he said was his responsibility. Reinsdorf released a letter to fans as the White Sox entered their final game with a 40-121 record, the most

ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani came up short in his bid to become the first National League player to win the Triple Crown since 1937. Ohtani, who led the NL with 54 homers and 130 RBIs this season, was trying to chase

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Charlie Blackmon trotted out to center field all alone and stood above the giant No. 19 that was etched into the grass at Coors Field. The longtime Colorado Rockies outfielder known for his bushy beard tipped his cap to the cheering fans

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione, who is calling his final game Sunday, with an on-field pregame ceremony. The 74-year-old Castiglione, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award,

ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season collapse that left the defending American League Central champions out of the playoffs. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey confirmed Sunday before the team’s last game that Baldelli’s

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox longtime head groundskeeper Dave Mellor is retiring Sunday after the club’s final game of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mellor has spent 23 years with the Red Sox and 39 in major league baseball. He

Sep 29, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Twins players backed manager Rocco Baldelli on Saturday after weeks of fans chanting for his firing amid the team’s late-season collapse. The Twins, who had a five-game cushion in the American League wild-card race in mid-August, were eliminated from postseason contention with Friday’s loss to