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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres were without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Luis Campusano for their game Saturday against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Shortly before first pitch, Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Amed Rosario left Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit in the head with a 99 mph fastball from Pirates rookie Jared Jones. Jones’ third pitch to the right-handed Rosario went up and in, striking

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Arizona catcher Gabriel Moreno was put on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a sprained left thumb, and the Diamondbacks recalled catcher Jose Herrera from Triple-A Reno of the Pacific Coast League. Moreno, 24, left Friday night’s 5-4 win over Philadelphia

Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins placed left-hander Jesus Luzardo on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a lumbar stress reaction. The move was retroactive to Wednesday. Luzardo, 26, was scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, but the Marlins announced Friday that he’d

Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants put outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain. The move was retroactive to Friday. He exited Thursday’s 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field in the fourth inning

Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer said he will make his season debut Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals. The Rangers, however, have yet to announce their starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale versus the Royals in Arlington, Texas. Scherzer has been working

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Cristopher Sanchez have agreed to a four-year contract extension that begins in 2025 and runs through 2028, the team announced Saturday. Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal that includes club options for 2029 and 2030. Sanchez

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 22, 2024, 08:02 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 ROYCE LEWIS, the Minnesota Twins‘ magnetic, oft-injured star, recently returned from another prolonged absence and has been producing

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 02:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics reliever Sean Newcomb picked up a win with a pickoff — and without officially facing a batter. Newcomb (1-0) became the first pitcher in the A’s 124-year history to earn a victory despite not facing a batter Friday night, when

ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Friday night in Shohei Ohtani‘s first game against his old team. The Angels won in extra innings

Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. came out of Friday night’s game against Milwaukee two innings after he was hit by a pitch on the left elbow. Tatis was hit by former Padres pitcher Colin Rea with two outs in

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against the Seattle Mariners because of a back issue. Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said before Friday’s series opener against the Mariners that Luzardo had been dealing with the back issue for

Field Level Media Jun 21, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros placed catcher Victor Caratini on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a left hip flexor strain. Caratini, 30, was injured sliding into home plate during the third inning of a game against the host Chicago White Sox on

Jun 20, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The top two teams in the NL East and near-certain playoff entrants, the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves, will (separately) take part in some of the weekend’s most compelling series. The Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in a rematch of last year’s NLCS at Citizens Bank

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Mets right-hander Luis Severino will start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs instead of facing the Yankees in the first Subway Series of the season. Severino spent his first eight seasons with the Yankees, going 54-37 with a 3.79 ERA in

Field Level Media Jun 21, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Blue Jays activated right-hander Yariel Rodriguez to start Friday’s series opener at Cleveland. Rodriguez, 27, had been on the 15-day injured list since April 30 with thoracic spine inflammation. Rodriguez (0-1, 4.11 ERA) made his MLB debut on April 13 and

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer to spark a six-run second inning, Gunnar Henderson reached base four times, and the Baltimore Orioles knocked out rookie pitcher Luis Gil early in a 17-5 rout of the New York Yankees on Thursday. On a 90-degree

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Milwaukee Brewers rookie left-hander Robert Gasser has decided to have Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for about 12 months. Gasser’s decision came after he received multiple opinions on the best way to treat the left flexor strain that sent