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Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks says he owes the Minnesota Twins a new stool for the clubhouse. Fairbanks surrendered a tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in Tampa Bay’s eventual 7-6, 10-inning win at Minnesota on Thursday.

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals put right-hander Dan Altavilla on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right oblique strain. Altavilla is 0-1 with a 14.73 ERA in five appearances (one start) in his first season with the Royals. On Sunday, his 98 mph

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw took another step in his comeback from left shoulder surgery, throwing three innings in his first rehab start. The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and two hits, struck out five and

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Houston Astros plan to call up right-hander Jake Bloss from Double-A Corpus Christi to make his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday and fill a hole in their injury-depleted rotation. Bloss, a third-round draft pick out of Georgetown

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge returned to the New York Yankees‘ lineup Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles, two days after being hit on the left hand by a pitch. “Kind of went through his treatment today and then went down and hit in the

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 20, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Reliever Tim Hill and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a one-year major league contract, sources told ESPN, in a deal that adds the

Jun 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a week can do in MLB — and our Power Rankings. In the American League, the Rangers have lost five of their last six games, dropping from No. 13 on our list to No. 18. Meanwhile, in the National League, the Cardinals have steadily dug

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2024, 01:00 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

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 01:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Roki Sasaki, the 22-year-old Japanese pitcher who could move to Major League Baseball next season, will miss his second consecutive start this weekend because of an unspecified injury to his right arm, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Chiba Lotte Marines manager Masato

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2024, 09:08 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 NEW

Field Level Media Jun 19, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler is headed back to the injured list, this time due to right hip inflammation. Buehler, who missed most of the 2022 season and all of 2023 campaign after having a second Tommy John surgery, has been unable to approach

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 08:16 PM ET NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles starter Kyle Bradish had season-ending Tommy John surgery Wednesday, and reliever Danny Coulombe also will be sidelined for an extended stretch following an elbow operation. General manager Mike Elias provided the updates before Baltimore’s game against the New York Yankees — the

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks delivered a throwback performance in his return to the Cubs‘ rotation and walked off the mound to a standing ovation. The wily right-hander pitched neatly into the sixth inning, allowing one run and two hits to help Chicago beat the

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Willie Mays gave a message to his longtime friend Dusty Baker just a day before he died. Mays, who died Tuesday afternoon at 93 years old, knew that he wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, for a

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suárez never had spent a Father’s Day with his two young children. Stuck in Venezuela because of a complicated visa process, his wife never had left the country nor watched the left-hander pitch in person with the Philadelphia Phillies. His family

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was out of the New York Yankees‘ starting lineup Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, one night after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Judge was feeling better, though, saying he

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado left Wednesday’s game against Miami after being hit in the right elbow by a fastball from Marlins reliever Huascar Brazoban in the eighth inning. Arenado collapsed into a heap after the pitch struck first his