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Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 09:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletics owner John Fisher apologized for the team’s impending departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans Monday. Fisher issued his letter one day before the A’s open their final home series in Oakland, where they have spent the past 57 seasons.

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The search for a new manager for the Cincinnati Reds will begin immediately following the firing of David Bell after six seasons, president of baseball operations Nick Krall said Monday. The team announced the move on Sunday night hours after a 2-0

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez was out of Houston‘s lineup for the start of a three-game series against Seattle on Monday night because of a bruised right knee. Alvarez left Sunday’s game against the Angels when he was injured sliding into second base on a

Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers are set to call up top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe, and the right-hander joins the wild-card contending club in advance of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays with six games remaining in the regular season. The Tigers announced they

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Reliever Ron Marinaccio was claimed by the Chicago White Sox off waivers from the New York Yankees on Monday and optioned to Double-A Birmingham. A 29-year-old right-hander, Marinaccio was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 relief appearances during his third

Sep 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final week of the 2024 MLB regular season has arrived — and there is no shortage of drama left. The race for the final two National League playoff spots is coming down to the wire, with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves set to

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. At age 40 and finishing a year with the Texas Rangers in

Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 01:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Mets‘ Pete Alonso stepped up to the plate in the first inning of what could be his final home game at Citi Field and was met by a huge ovation. “Are you going to tip you cap or

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2024, 12:02 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

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 22, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday with five games to go in a disappointing season that began with the Reds as playoff contenders and will end

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando

Sep 22, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Though Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker admitted that “you don’t know what’s going to happen,” the leader of the National League East’s last-place club addressed the possibility that he might be looking for a new job next week. Speaking after Miami’s final home game of the

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers said Sunday that he won’t need surgery and expects to be ready for spring training, a day after he was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. Devers, who turns 28 on Oct.

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Kodai Senga felt tightness in his right triceps during a minor league rehab outing and won’t pitch during the regular season. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday the 31-year-old right-hander might throw a bullpen session and remains a

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez exited Sunday’s 9-8 loss to the Los Angeles Angels with a right knee contusion after sliding into second base after hitting a double in the third inning. Alvarez slid into second, stood up and bent over and put

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas homered in his first three at-bats Sunday in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. Casas, 24, drove in seven runs in the 8-1 victory. The record for homers in a game is

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Umpire Larry Vanover is retiring after more than 30 years on the major league staff. Vanover’s wife and son took out the lineup card to the pregame meeting at the plate before Sunday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected in the first inning of the opening game of a split doubleheader against Minnesota on Sunday at Fenway Park. Cora became irate after the umpiring crew came together and decided to allow Byron Buxton to