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Sep 21, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox are struggling in 2024. In September, the White Sox tied the 2003 Detroit Tigers for the third-most losses in a season in MLB history. Chicago is on track to break the modern major league record for most losses — by the expansion

ESPN News Services Sep 22, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss on Saturday night, when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Diaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and move closer to a

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The Cleveland Guardians clinched their second American League Central championship in three years Saturday when the second-place Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to the San Francisco Giants. José Ramírez and the Guardians had already secured a postseason berth, locking up at

ESPN News Services Sep 21, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left shoulder inflammation, the team announced, likely ending his season. Devers left Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in extra innings. The All-Star slugger has been

ESPN News Services Sep 21, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati‘s Elly De La Cruz became the youngest player in major league history to hit 25 home runs and steal 60 bases in a season during the Reds’ 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. De La Cruz, 22, hit the benchmark

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. It wasn’t immediately clear why Scherzer was being replaced as the starter by Dane Dunning for the middle game of

Field Level Media Sep 21, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants activated standout third baseman Matt Chapman from the paternity list prior to Saturday’s road game against the Kansas City Royals. Chapman is batting fourth and playing third base in the middle contest of the three-game series. Chapman left the

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 21, 2024, 01:47 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 Washington Nationals demoted All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams to the minor leagues after he stayed out all night at a Chicago-area casino, leaving only hours before

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2024, 02:19 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 21, 2024, 12:03 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are headed to their 12th consecutive postseason appearance while All-Star pitcher Tyler Glasnow tries to figure out another elbow injury that ended his first season in Los Angeles. The 31-year-old right-hander said Friday his elbow sprain didn’t require any further testing and

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 02:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night. The win reduced the

ESPN News Services Sep 20, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom struck out five over three innings Friday night in his first home start for the Texas Rangers in nearly 17 months after his recovery from elbow surgery. The only run deGrom allowed was

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Justin Verlander sat out almost two months this summer because of a neck injury. After his latest tough start Friday night in Houston’s 9-7 win over the Angels, the 41-year-old right-hander said he should have taken more time to recover. “I think

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their third consecutive playoff appearance Friday night with a 12-2 victory over the New York Mets. Assured at least a National League wild card, the Phillies can secure their first NL East title since

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterSep 20, 2024, 09:28 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — The A’s began their final homestand of their final season in Oakland on Friday night, and nobody can predict what might take

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch. Soto was originally in the lineup for Friday night’s series opener against the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2024, 07:18 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

Field Level Media Sep 20, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the 10-day injured list Friday. Gurriel, 30, had been dealing with a calf strain and last played Sept. 1. The former All-Star is batting .274 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 125 games