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Field Level Media Sep 14, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seeking to strengthen the bench for a potential postseason run, the New York Mets promoted Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced Saturday. He is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. Acuna has played second base, shortstop and

Associated Press Sep 14, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom struck out four in 3⅔ scoreless innings Friday night in his return from Tommy John surgery. DeGrom gave up two hits in the fourth against the Seattle Mariners and was removed after he retired Jorge Polanco on

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 11:35 PM ET CLEVELAND — Guardians All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan is scheduled to undergo tests on his back after he was scratched from Friday night’s game against Tampa Bay. Kwan was in Cleveland’s original lineup, batting in his familiar leadoff spot. However, about two hours before the first pitch,

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 10:15 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

ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers took a perfect game into the eighth inning and fell one out short of a combined no-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Gunnar Henderson hit a two-out triple just past the glove of diving

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 07:36 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

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 07:25 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 ATLANTA — The thought of Shohei Ohtani pitching in the playoffs is suddenly not impossible, even if it

Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Chris Young has a contract extension and a new title with the Texas Rangers after nearly four years as general manager that included overseeing his hometown team’s first World Series title. The Rangers on Friday announced a multiyear contract extension for

ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball teams will have advertising on their helmets during the postseason. MLB said Friday that it reached a deal for the postseason ads through 2027 with Strauss, a German apparel company that entered the U.S. market last year. Ads of 5-by-0.92

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 12:15 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

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 09:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom doesn’t expect to get much sleep Thursday night. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has always had trouble sleeping the night before a start throughout his 11-year career. DeGrom anticipates his nerves will be at an all-time

Kiley McDaniel Close Kiley McDaniel ESPN MLB Insider ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports”

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 09:03 PM ET SEATTLE — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager will undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia, ending the All-Star shortstop’s third season with the team, general manager Chris Young said Thursday. Seager was examined by doctors in Arizona earlier this week and was expected to undergo the procedure

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks likely will be shut down because of forearm soreness, ending his attempt to return in 2024 from Tommy John surgery. Hendriks has soreness on the outside of his forearm that isn’t connected with the surgery,

ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tigers ace Tarik Skubal appeared to avoid a significant injury Thursday against the Colorado Rockies in Detroit. Skubal, a front-runner for the AL Cy Young Award, was hit in the right (non-pitching) hand by a line drive from the Rockies’ Brenton Doyle in

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The wait is finally over for Kumar Rocker. Rocker will make his major league debut Thursday night for the Texas Rangers as they open a series in Seattle against the Mariners. The debut for the Rangers’ top pitching prospect is the conclusion

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians starter Alex Cobb was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a blister on his middle finger, which could impact Cleveland’s postseason pitching plans. Cobb, who has helped stabilize the team’s rotation since being acquired in a July trade from

Field Level Media Sep 12, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a small fracture on his right hand. The move is retroactive to Wednesday, one day after McCormick sustained the injury after running into the right-field wall while chasing