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Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions GROWING UP in Australia, Travis Bazzana heard the warnings. Dream small. Don’t set yourself up for disappointment. Blend in with everyone. The sentiment is so deeply

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list with a left middle finger fracture. Bellinger was hit by a pitch thrown by Cionel Pérez in the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Phillies ace Zack Wheeler will skip his scheduled start Sunday and use the upcoming All-Star break to recover from nagging back issues. Wheeler, a two-time NL All-Star, left his last start, a 10-1 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday, after five innings

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson is projected to receive the largest amount from this season’s $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics. Henderson is on track to get $1,325,021, according to WAR calculations through July 7 that Major League

ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings in another dominant performance, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday. Skenes threw 99 pitches in his 11th major league start, 65 for strikes. The All-Star right-hander walked

Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Marcus Semien of the host Texas Rangers will replace Houston’s Jose Altuve as the American League’s starting second baseman for the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. Major League Baseball said Thursday that Altuve will rest his left hand, which has been

Field Level Media Jul 11, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers are moving struggling starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen. Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Thursday that there is no timeline for the right-hander to return to the starting staff. “He’s going to go to the bullpen for the foreseeable future,”

Jul 11, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Former major leaguer Sean Burroughs suffered fentanyl intoxication when he died in the parking lot at a Long Beach, California, baseball field in May, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. The medical examiner released its findings into Burroughs’ death this week and ruled it as an accident.

Jul 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The All-Star break is almost upon us, when the baseball world will pause to watch some of the biggest names in baseball participate in the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas. The break might be a welcome reset for a number of clubs

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB draft starts Sunday, and that means your team could be selecting its next superstar. Since baseball draft prospects often are not household names when picked, we

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber hit his eighth leadoff homer of the season, All-Star reliever Matt Strahm struck out two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning to preserve the lead and the Philadelphia Phillies won again without Bryce Harper, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers

ESPN News Services Jul 10, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Trent Grisham drove in two runs and made a nice running catch in center field to help the struggling New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday night for only their seventh victory in 24 games.

Field Level Media Jul 10, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers demoted right-hander Bobby Miller to the minors on Wednesday, one day after he gave up nine runs in four innings at Philadelphia, swelling his ERA to 8.07. The 25-year-old Miller, who is in his second season in the majors,

Field Level Media Jul 10, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Dominic Canzone on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right adductor strain. In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled outfielder Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Tacoma. Canzone was injured in Tuesday night’s game after going 1-for-3 with a

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The struggling New York Yankees have moved rookie Ben Rice into the cleanup spot as part of a lineup shakeup for Wednesday night’s game at Tampa Bay. The Yankees entered the game with a majors-worst 5-16 record since June 15.

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — First baseman Bryce Harper made a short-lived return to the Philadelphia Phillies‘ lineup, with the All-Star set to sit out Wednesday night against Los Angeles because of a bruised left hand. Harper — who had missed the previous nine games with a

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Adolis Garcia will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. García was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena last year in the first round at Seattle’s T-Mobile

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on the restricted list Wednesday, a day after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied three charges against him for an alleged