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Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The New York Yankees have some work to do, general manager Brian Cashman said. At least for now, Jasson Domínguez is going to do his work in the minors. New York is competing with the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead,

Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros reinstated outfielder Kyle Tucker from the 60-day injured list on Friday, three-plus months after suffering an injury that turned out to be a small fracture in his right shin. In corresponding roster moves, the Astros optioned infielder Zach Dezenzo to

Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a left hand strain. The move, retroactive to Tuesday, came after Bohm missed six consecutive games since injuring the hand during an at-bat in a 5-4

Field Level Media Sep 6, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jerry Dipoto will return to the Seattle Mariners as president of baseball operations in 2025, The Seattle Times reported. The team, which held a 10-game lead in the American League West on June 18, enters play this weekend 4½ games behind the Houston

Associated Press Sep 5, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Domingo Germán was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in a move that could end the pitcher’s stint with the club. Germán, who pitched a perfect game last year, was cut one day after allowing seven runs — six

Associated Press Sep 5, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Rizzo doesn’t feel a sense of closure for his first trip to Wrigley Field since getting traded to the New York Yankees by the Chicago Cubs three years ago. New York’s first baseman isn’t sure he will ever need closure in Chicago after

Field Level Media Sep 5, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Designated hitter J.D. Martinez, who missed the New York Mets‘ three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox this week, was activated from the paternity list Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Mets optioned outfielder DJ Stewart to Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets also claimed

Field Level Media Sep 5, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies moved outfielder Austin Hays to the 10-day injured list Thursday with a kidney infection. The move is retroactive to Monday. The Phillies acquired Hays from the Baltimore Orioles in late July before the MLB trade deadline. This marks his second

Field Level Media Sep 5, 2024, 02:03 PM ET The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left patellar tendinitis. The team called up outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. from Triple-A St. Paul and transferred left-hander Kody Funderburk (left oblique strain) to the 60-day injured list in corresponding transactions. Kepler,

Field Level Media Sep 5, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees returned right-hander Luis Gil from his rehabilitation assignment on Thursday and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list. Gil was placed on the IL on Aug. 21 due to a lower back strain. He is expected to start the

Sep 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re now in the stretch run, as the 2024 MLB season enters September and teams make their final pushes for the postseason. In fact, some of the league’s top clubs are already on their way to clinching a playoff berth as soon as next week. The

Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension late Wednesday, keeping the veteran from opting out of

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 09:26 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 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yoshinobu Yamamoto, out since the middle of June with a shoulder injury, will make his

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 09:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Elvis Andrus, who made his big league debut as a 20-year-old shortstop for the Texas Rangers on opening day in 2009, is set to retire with his original club. The 36-year-old Andrus will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga combined with two relievers to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-0 win Wednesday night. Imanaga (12-3), a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Jonathan Cannon pitched into the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox homered three times, snapping their 12-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Nicky Lopez, Andrew Vaughn and Dominic Fletcher went deep for the

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Left-hander Justin Steele was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs because of tendinitis in his pitching elbow on Wednesday, a day after he was scratched from a start against Pittsburgh. Right-hander Jorge López was put on the 15-day

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Clay Holmes won’t be the automatic choice as the closer for the New York Yankees in the short term after giving up a game-ending grand slam to the Texas Rangers for his major-league-high 11th blown save this season. Manager Aaron Boone