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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Managing a big league baseball team was far from Grady Sizemore’s mind when he joined the Chicago White Sox as a coach this season, but after being

Field Level Media Aug 9, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list because of a left hamstring strain in one of the team’s multiple roster moves Friday. The Phillies also selected the contracts of outfielder Cal Stevenson and right-hander Max Lazar from Triple-A

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has pleaded guilty Friday to running an illegal gambling business. Mathew Bowyer, 49, entered the plea in federal court in Santa

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fasten your seat belts, Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley” that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play

Field Level Media Aug 9, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined “weeks to months” with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday. An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday’s start

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 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 NEW

ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe left Thursday night’s 9-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels due to left foot pain. Volpe fouled a ball off his foot in the second inning before fouling out. He played five more innings

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The Texas Rangers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe Biden, who noted that the team was making a triumphant return to the city where its franchise was born. “You’re back in the

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros right-hander Justin Verlander is set for a rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land, the next step in his return from neck stiffness that has sidelined the three-time Cy Young Award winner for two months. Verlander, 41, will pitch in the Houston

Field Level Media Aug 8, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow, manager Bud Black said Thursday. Black said the injury was not due to the rebuilt ulnar collateral ligament in Marquez’s

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 10:07 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox, who tied an American League record this month with a 21-game losing streak, fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday. The White did not name

Aug 8, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After entering the 2024 season with great expectations, Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro is not happy about a team that’s languishing in last place in the American League East and already looking toward next year. But that doesn’t mean that big changes are

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 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 LOS ANGELES — A throng of camera operators, photographers and reporters gathered near Dodger Stadium’s left-field line Monday

Aug 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are less than two months left in the 2024 MLB season — and not only does it seem as if no team will reach 100 wins on the year, but there is not a single club that’s playing .600 baseball at the moment. All the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 02:48 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 LOS ANGELES — A heated argument over an umpire’s interpretation of an obstruction rule prompted Dave Roberts’ first

ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 01:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber homered three times and drove in seven of Philadelphia‘s nine runs Wednesday night in a 9-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Schwarber hit his 27th homer of the season leading off the ninth against Michael Grove. It

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. had two homers, a double and four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Wednesday night and salvaged the final game of a three-game series. With the victory, the Royals moved 1½

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — San Diego Padres All-Star left fielder Jurickson Profar left Wednesday night’s game at Pittsburgh shortly after getting hit just below his right knee by a pitch. Profar was struck by a pitch from Hunter Stratton in the sixth inning and initially stayed