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Associated Press May 25, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Baltimore Orioles acquired reliever Thyago Vieira in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Baltimore got Vieira and minor league pitcher Aneuris Rodriguez from Milwaukee for minor league right-hander Garrett Stallings. Vieira, 31, had no record and a 5.64 ERA

Field Level Media May 25, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday, one day after Lowe exited his team’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Lowe took an awkward swing

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 25, 2024, 01:09 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, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer to highlight Houston’s six-run fourth inning that backed Justin Verlander‘s winning start, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night. Verlander (3-2) struck out nine over six innings to increase his total

ESPN News Services May 25, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Patrick Bailey hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman saved San Francisco with a defensive gem and the Giants came back from another big deficit to beat the staggering New York Mets

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Soto has hit a two-run homer in his return to Petco Park as a member of the New York Yankees on Friday night. In the third, he drove a high fastball from Yu Darvish over the right-center field fence for his 14th homer

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Philadelphia star Bryce Harper was ejected after striking out in the first inning of the Phillies’ game at the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Harper struck out on a 0-2 curveball from Ty Blach, dropped his bat and threw his helmet. The

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Drew Pomeranz was in his Oklahoma City hotel room when his cellphone rang with his agent on the line. The San Francisco Giants were willing to bring the left-hander back to the major leagues after a three-year absence. “‘Make it happen

Field Level Media May 24, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions First baseman Jose Abreu took a step toward returning to the Houston Astros when he was assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday. After Abreu’s disastrous start to the season, the Astros optioned the former American League MVP to the minor leagues May

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Baltimore Orioles will have to get by without another starting pitcher after placing Dean Kremer on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a strained right triceps. It’s another hit for Baltimore after veteran John Means was placed on the 15-day

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2024, 05:21 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

ESPN News Services May 24, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on Thursday night, with the game ending on a controversial runner interference call. The crew chief said the umpire had no choice but to make the call, but MLB says that

Field Level Media May 24, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strained left oblique muscle. Smith-Shawver, 21, made his major league debut Thursday and struck out four batters over 4⅓ scoreless innings against the Chicago Cubs. He gave up

ESPN News Services May 24, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox are already the worst team in the major leagues, so they didn’t need this: their rally Thursday night against the Baltimore Orioles being cut short by a controversial and game-ending runner interference call. The play resulted in a double

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The puzzled looks on the faces of hitters as they return to the dugout tell the story of Shota Imanaga‘s first two months in the majors. The 30-year-old Chicago

Associated Press May 23, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics are on a tight schedule to get agreements in place and demonstrate that financing is set for construction to begin on time for the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas. The A’s hope to open the approximately $1.5

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2024, 07:23 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 Diamond Sports Group’s 14-month-long saga through bankruptcy court will extend a bit further. Diamond, which provides regional broadcasts

Associated Press May 23, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says pitcher injuries are more likely to occur during spring training and early in the season. Management has rejected an assertion by players’ union head Tony Clark that injuries might be linked to the pitch clock that was