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Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game at Toronto after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Harper winced in pain and grabbed his elbow after he was struck by a 92 mph fastball from right-hander Bowden Francis

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager was put on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of hip discomfort that could end the All-Star shortstop’s third season with the Texas Rangers. The move was made before the Rangers played their series finale against the New York

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm was held in contempt Wednesday by a federal judge, who ordered it to withdraw from a new arbitration proceeding it filed against the Major League Baseball Players Association. U.S. District Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé

Sep 4, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Whit Merrifield, after becoming the latest Atlanta Braves player to get hit by an errant fastball, blasted the “pathetic” current state of pitching in Major League Baseball, saying “something terrible is going to happen” if the sport doesn’t reintroduce repercussions for throwing wildly inside. “It’s bulls—,

J.J. Post, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox‘s nightmare season keeps sinking to new depths. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Trailing the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, the White Sox were barreling toward extending an 11-game losing streak that’s approaching two weeks in length. With a record of 31-108, Chicago

Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Kyle Schwarber‘s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night after allowing six runs in the first. Schwarber hit his 12th leadoff

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:14 AM 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. — When he prepared for his first at-bat in Tuesday’s top of the first, fans saluted

Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 02:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Clay Holmes lost the feel for his sinker, his control and perhaps his job as the New York Yankees closer. The two-time All-Star gave up a single and two walks before Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam in

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels rookie reliever Ben Joyce threw a 105.5 mph fastball Tuesday night that was the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the fastest strikeout pitch in the pitch-tracking era, which started in 2008. Joyce’s blazing fastball

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 01:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam off All-Star closer Clay Holmes to give the Texas Rangers a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, dropping them out of the American League East lead. Langford hit the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:53 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 3, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole can’t really explain what caused the cramping in his right calf that forced him out of his last start, but the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner said Tuesday there was no soreness and no

Field Level Media Sep 3, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks activated slugger Christian Walker from the 10-day injured list but also will be without outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. due to a calf injury when they face the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Gurriel was placed on the injured

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:53 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 3, 2024, 07:06 PM ET NEW YORK — Umpire Nick Mahrley will miss a second week after after sustaining a concussion. The 41-year-old was injured while working the plate during an Aug. 25 game between Colorado and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mahrley was hit in the neck by Giancarlo

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2024, 11:01 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs lefty Justin Steele was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with elbow soreness, manager Craig Counsell announced after the team’s 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers had a plan going into the season: Stay afloat during the first half until internal reinforcements arrived in the form of injured players such as Max

Sep 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to September! We’re five months into Major League Baseball’s 2024 season and there is plenty of intrigue entering the homestretch. Which of the current contenders will be headed to the playoffs come October? How will the division races play out? Who are the favorites to