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May 27, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Memorial Day, so you know what that means, MLB fans — you are officially free to look at the MLB standings! Among baseball fans, the saying goes that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which gives teams time to play enough games

ESPN News Services May 26, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The reigning NL MVP led off the game with a double to right-center field off

May 23, 2024, 07:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hitters might well take center stage during the Memorial Day weekend. The Philadelphia Phillies, both baseball’s winningest and highest-scoring team, makes its trip to Colorado’s Coors Field, garnering the additional advantage of facing the majors’ worst pitching staff (in terms of ERA) in the Colorado Rockies.

ESPN News Services May 26, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of their longest losing streak since 2019, but Freddie Freeman has no doubt that there’s no concern. “It’s May, it’s baseball,” Freeman said. “Two weeks ago, we were winning every game. I don’t think anybody

Field Level Media May 26, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Nick Robertson on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of right elbow inflammation. Robertson last pitched May 19, and the move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled right-hander Andre Pallante from Triple-A

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Matt Vierling homered twice, including a tiebreaking, three-run drive off Jordan Romano in the ninth inning that gave Detroit a wild 14-11 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday after the Tigers wasted a five-run lead and recovered from a two-run

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Fenway Park benches emptied on Sunday after an apparent dispute between Boston Red Sox reliever Chris Martin and Milwaukee Brewers first-base coach Quintin Berry. Martin ran over to cover first on Christian Yelich‘s inning-ending grounder in the seventh. As he was

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Ronald Acuna Jr. left the Atlanta Braves‘ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning on Sunday with left knee soreness after his leg appeared to buckle. The reigning National League MVP led off the game with a double to right-center

Field Level Media May 26, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals placed second baseman Michael Massey on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of a low back ligament sprain. In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled shortstop Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha. Massey homered in the fifth inning of the

Field Level Media May 26, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners reinstated left-hander Tayler Saucedo from the 15-day injured list Sunday. Saucedo, 30, sustained a right knee injury while covering first base in the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins on May 7. He struck out one batter

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 02:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Rockies rookie left fielder Jordan Beck broke his left hand Saturday night during an 8-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Beck landed hard on his glove hand while making a diving catch of Nick Castellanos‘ sinking liner for the final out

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been playing with a bruised hamstring and has been told to take it easy on it, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Ohtani was injured when he was hit by a pickoff throw during the Dodgers’

Field Level Media May 25, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees placed infielder Jon Berti on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain after the team feared the injury could be much worse. Berti sustained the injury while leaving the batter’s box on a ninth-inning groundout on

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2024, 06:38 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

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Eloy Jimenez was just starting to feel good at the plate when he got hurt again. That’s one of the more frustrating parts for Jiménez and the Chicago White Sox when it comes to slugger’s latest injury. Jiménez strained his left hamstring

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOVELAND, Colo. — As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that will soon give the city of Wichita, Kansas, a replacement bronze statue of the baseball icon after thieves brazenly

Field Level Media May 25, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock told reporters Saturday that he will miss the remainder of the season and undergo an elbow procedure. Whitlock, 27, is set to undergo an internal brace procedure that has a one-year recovery time as opposed to the

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is pleased with his comeback progression from a right elbow injury after throwing two, 15-pitch innings in a simulated game on Saturday. Cole faced minor league hitters on Derek Jeter Field in front of his