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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 15, 2024, 07:43 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 ARLINGTON,

Associated Press Jul 15, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Drew Beam was a key cog of Tennessee’s pitching staff on its road to a Men’s College World Series title. Now the right-hander hopes to make an impact for the up-and-coming Kansas City Royals. Beam was one of the first selections on Day 2

Field Level Media Jul 15, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge is looking forward to facing rookie National League starting pitcher Paul Skenes, but the New York Yankees slugger might need some help to make that happen in the All-Star Game on Tuesday. Judge, who leads the majors with

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Baltimore Orioles‘ Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game against Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes. A 29-year-old right-hander, Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the Orioles, who

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Monday night’s Home Run Derby field is full of worthy contenders: Gunnar Henderson is in Dallas because he has more home runs than anyone other

Jul 15, 2024, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s 2024 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby day in Arlington! Some of the best home run hitters in baseball will be taking aim at the Globe Life Field stands on Monday (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) in one of the most anticipated events of the summer.

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 15, 2024, 07:00 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 ARLINGTON,

Jul 14, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arraez said he will not play in Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game because of an injured left thumb. “I need the rest,” Arraez told reporters on Sunday. Arraez, who has been dealing with the thumb injury since last month, said he will

ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Miami Marlins outfielder Dane Myers said on Sunday that he has a fractured ankle, one day after he angrily kicked a door in a 10-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Myers, who has played in 40 games for Miami this season, was ejected in the eighth

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager has been named to the American League All-Star roster as a replacement for injured Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, giving the reigning champion and host Texas Rangers a third player in Tuesday night’s game. Correa

Jul 14, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB draft is underway on ESPN, with the Cleveland Guardians starting things off by taking Travis Bazzana with the No. 1 overall pick on Sunday night. The Cincinnati Reds followed by selecting Chase Burns with the second pick, the Colorado Rockies went with Charlie

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. A former cricket, rugby and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday — after an error by shortstop Anthony Volpe kept the two-out rally going. The Yankees actually made

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer that broke a seat deep in right field at Fenway Park, Dominic Smith also had a two-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday to take the series. The

ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday’s 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years. Lawrence Butler accounted for three of them while Brent Rooker and

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Dallas Keuchel experiment in Milwaukee appears to be over. The one-time Cy Young Award winner, acquired from Seattle in late June for cash, was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Keuchel gave up five consecutive hits to open

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 13, 2024, 08:57 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 Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey from the Washington Nationals on Saturday, hoping to shore up a bullpen that has been a weakness

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2024, 08:33 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 ARLINGTON,