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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 07:07 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

ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2024, 01:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Milwaukee Brewers All-Star outfielder Christian Yelich left Tuesday night’s game against the Cubs with what the club called back tightness. Yelich, the designated hitter, was replaced in the sixth inning after going 0-1 with a pair of walks. The Brewers defeated

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jordan Montgomery allowed one run over five innings to win in his return from a layoff of nearly one month caused by a knee injury, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Tuesday night. Ketel Marte

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka received a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to his grandfather’s World War II unit Monday during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Army. The late G. Shigeru Higashioka was part

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 12:13 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

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson‘s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Pitching for the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 10:20 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. Mike Trout was removed after the first two innings of his first minor league rehab game on Tuesday with soreness in

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 08:14 PM ET TORONTO — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls said Tuesday that his Donald Trump-inspired celebration of a hit Sunday was not intended as an endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate and added he was unlikely to do it again. Walls pumped his fist and shouted, “Fight! Fight!

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Center fielder Julio Rodríguez was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday by the Seattle Mariners after his right ankle didn’t respond to treatment as quickly as the team had hoped. Shortstop J.P. Crawford joined him on the injured list because of

Field Level Media Jul 23, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Out since early June with a left oblique strain, Colorado Rockies infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant was activated off the 10-day injured list Tuesday. In a corresponding move, outfielder Sean Bouchard was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Bryant, 32, played in three rehab games at Triple-A

Field Level Media Jul 23, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery was activated from the 15-day injured list and will start Tuesday night against the visiting the Kansas City Royals. Montgomery, 31, progressed enough from right knee inflammation to skip a rehab assignment after three-plus weeks on the IL.

Jul 23, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are brushing off recent comments from former teammate Luis Severino, who quipped last week that the Bronx Bombers “only have two good hitters.” The Yankees open a two-game series Tuesday against Severino and his current team, the New York Mets. Severino did

Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 02:13 AM ET SEATTLE — Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford is likely headed for a stint on the injured list after suffering a hairline fracture in his right pinky in Seattle’s 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Crawford left the game after he was hit on the

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a night when he was hit by a pitch, firing up his teammates, Bobby Witt Jr. fell a single short of the cycle, Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe also homered, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — As this year’s MLB trade deadline approaches, the Chicago Cubs are concentrating on their future beyond this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. Hoyer,

Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez was out of the starting lineup on Monday after leaving Sunday’s game in the sixth inning with a sprained right ankle, and was still considered “day to day.” Rodriguez underwent an MRI on Monday afternoon, and

ESPN News Services Jul 22, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake City on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old Trout, a three-time MVP and 10-time All-Star, has been sidelined since April 29 with a torn meniscus

Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Seattle first baseman Ty France was surprised to find out Monday he had been put on waivers by the Mariners. The Mariners placed France on irrevocable outright waivers Sunday. The 30-year-old is in the midst of a tough season at the plate,