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Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arráez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2

Field Level Media Sep 28, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Starting shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will not be part of the San Diego Padres‘ postseason run, announcing Saturday he would undergo season-ending surgery to repair a tear in the labrum in his right shoulder. Kim, who turns 29 on Oct. 17, is eligible for

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — He saved one of his best for last. Long-time Chicago Cubs hurler Kyle Hendricks tossed 7⅓ shutout innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in what is

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo left Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit on the right hand in the seventh inning. Rizzo was hit on the bottom of his hand by Ryan Borucki‘s 1-2 slider leading

Field Level Media Sep 28, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick will undergo an MRI on his left hip Saturday after he crashed into a wall in foul territory during Friday’s 8-4 victory over the New York Mets. Frelick left Friday’s game in the third inning. His injury comes

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not return to the team in 2025, sources told ESPN, ending his tenure after two seasons and making him among

ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season on Friday night against Colorado after earlier stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani

ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick left Friday night’s game with the New York Mets after he banged his left side into the right-field wall while trying to make a leaping catch of a foul ball. Frelick was attempting to catch a drive

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Cade Povich pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser homered and the Baltimore Orioles eliminated the Minnesota Twins from postseason contention with a 7-2 victory Friday night. The Orioles wrapped up the top American League wild-card spot, and

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 11:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching an American League wild-card playoff spot despite a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. A year ago, the Royals matched a franchise record with

ESPN News Services Sep 27, 2024, 09:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers earned an American League wild-card playoff berth Friday night, ending a decade-long postseason drought. Detroit clinched a postseason spot with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, who set a modern major league record with their 121st

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox lost their major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the post-1900 record of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The overall record

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Chicago White Sox now stand alone in baseball’s hall of futility — 121 losses

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions No crowd in baseball looks like an Oakland crowd. An Oakland crowd is people of all backgrounds, all ethnicities; people who save up to buy

Brianna Williams, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For baseball fans, October isn’t just about Halloween, pumpkin spice and other spooky season markers — it’s all about the postseason. But for now, it’s still September, and wild-card spots are still up for grabs. Editor’s Picks 2 Related As it stands — with

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 27, 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 We head into the final weekend of the 2024 MLB regular season — which might actually leak into Monday now — with playoff spots to be

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by rallying to beat the second-place San Diego Padres 7-2 with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning. The Dodgers had not clinched at home since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 11:24 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 LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is still not ruling out the possibility of pitching in the playoffs, even