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Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were elected Thursday to start in the July 16 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Judge led the major leagues with 3,425,309 votes in the

Field Level Media Jun 27, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right lat strain and recalled right-hander Yunior Marte from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Turnbull, 31, is 3-0 with a 2.65 ERA in 17 appearances (seven starts) this season. As

Field Level Media Jun 27, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Javier Assad on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right forearm strain. To replace Assad on the active roster, the Cubs signed free agent Vinny Nittoli and transferred fellow right-hander Yency Almonte (shoulder) to the 60-day injured

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Looking to add starting pitching depth, the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to a major league contract with free agent left-hander Matthew Boyd, according to multiple media reports Thursday. The deal is contingent on Boyd, 33, passing a physical. He had reconstructive elbow surgery

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterJun 27, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles start a key four-game series in Maryland on Thursday, meeting for the first

Jun 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than three weeks to go before the All-Star break, the Guardians have made their top-three debut. Cleveland, winners of seven of its last eight games, took a series in Baltimore to leapfrog the dominant Orioles, as well as the Dodgers, in our power rankings.

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 01:19 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

Associated press Jun 26, 2024, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets reliever Drew Smith was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a right elbow sprain, an untimely blow for a New York bullpen already missing suspended closer Edwin Díaz. Right-hander Ty Adcock was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Following a terrible performance in the Subway Series opener, slumping second baseman Gleyber Torres was benched Wednesday night by New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Oswaldo Cabrera made his third start of the season at second when the Yankees faced the

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros right-hander J.P. France will have surgery on his throwing shoulder Monday. France opened the season in the majors but had been optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land and made one start there when he was placed on the injured list in early

ESPN News Services Jun 26, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As one of the game’s most feared sluggers, Shohei Ohtani‘s potential participation in the Home Run Derby is an annual topic of discussion heading into the All-Star break. But Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t so sure that would be a good

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Jhonkensy Noel became the fourth Cleveland player in franchise history to homer in his first major league at-bat, going deep Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles just hours after being recalled from Triple-A Columbus. Noel launched a 1-1 pitch from Grayson Rodriguez

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kyle McCann was called out in bizarre fashion during the second inning of the Oakland Athletics‘ game against the Angels on Wednesday when he failed to touch home plate and then made contact with a teammate who had already scored. McCann

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Cleveland Guardians recalled slugger Jhonkensy Noel from Triple-A Columbus and placed him in the starting lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Noel, 22, was scheduled to make his major league debut, batting sixth and playing first base for

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young announced several roster moves Wednesday in an attempt to improve the offense for the defending World Series champions. “We can’t sit back and wait, hope that it comes together. It’s time for us to get going,

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers placed catcher Gary Sánchez on the 10-day injured list and added Dallas Keuchel to the active roster to start Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. In all, the Brewers made five moves in pursuit of a three-game sweep of the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 26, 2024, 07:00 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 The Los Angeles Angels trailed by a run halfway through their May 28 game against the New York

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 02:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam five innings after being in the middle of a benches-clearing dustup, and Manny Machado also hit a dramatic home run as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 9-7 on Tuesday night in another