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Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — George Springer knew he was going to be ejected for arguing after a replay call. That didn’t stop the Toronto Blue Jays outfielder from showing his frustration. Springer got into a heated argument with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez during the seventh

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game, Nestor Cortes tossed seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees held off the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of the American League East lead. Soto tagged

Associated Press Aug 13, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets rookie Christian Scott has started a throwing program with the hope of rejoining the New York lineup this season after being sidelined due to a sprained ligament in his pitching elbow. The Mets’ top pitching prospect threw 35 times at

Associated Press Aug 13, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Justin Verlander will make his second minor league rehab start Thursday night as he eyes a return to the Houston Astros‘ rotation. The 41-year-old right-hander went three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land in his first outing Saturday night. The three-time

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is likely headed to the injured list with a UCL injury, manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday. It is not yet known whether Chisholm will need surgery. Chisholm left Monday night’s loss to the Chicago White

Field Level Media Aug 13, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies reinstated right-hander Taijuan Walker from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday. Walker, celebrating his 32nd birthday, will start Tuesday night’s game against the visiting Miami Marlins. Walker (3-3, 5.60 ERA) landed on the injured list June 23 with inflammation in

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays recalled infielder Junior Caminero, the No. 2 prospect in Major League Baseball, from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. Caminero, 21, hit .276 with 13 homers and 34 RBIs in 53 games for Durham. He has been

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A day after announcing that rookie right-hander River Ryan will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday that he will require Tommy John surgery. The injury occurred during Rivers’ fourth career major league start

Michael A. Fletcher, ESPNAug 13, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Michael Fletcher is a senior writer with ESPN’s enterprise and investigative team. Before that, he wrote for ESPN’s The Undefeated, focusing on politics, criminal justice and social issues. He spent 21 years at The Washington Post, where his beats included the national economy, the White

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 12:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Gavin Sheets matched a career high with four hits and drove in four runs, Korey Lee and Brooks Baldwin homered, and the Chicago White Sox gave interim manager Grady Sizemore his first win, pounding the New York Yankees 12-2 Monday night

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 09:41 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 The Miami Marlins, in the early stages of another rebuild, have made a deluge of firings under first-year

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Will Wagner was inserted into the Toronto Blue Jays lineup at second base and batting sixth for his major league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The son of former left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner, a seven-time All-Star and a member

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 08:20 PM ET BOSTON — The Red Sox placed left-hander James Paxton on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right calf, a day after he limped off the field in the first inning following a quick move trying to cover first base. “MRI this morning, they got the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 07:03 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 The

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot could return to the rotation late this week after being hospitalized last month for a knee infection that is believed to the result of a spider bite during the All-Star break. Pepiot was admitted

Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Mookie Betts is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing nearly two months with a broken left hand. The Dodgers announced before their Monday night game with the Milwaukee Brewers that they had activated the eight-time All-Star and 2018 AL MVP

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 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 Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during

Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals placed DH/1B Matt Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Monday with a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to Friday for Carpenter, 38, who is batting .255 with three homers in 42 games this season. The three-time All-Star