Tisha ThompsonFeb 6, 2025, 05:35 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Los
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective
Alden GonzalezFeb 6, 2025, 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 PECOTA, the popular projection system by Baseball Prospectus, released its estimated win totals for the 2025 season earlier this week. And
Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Outfielder Harrison Bader and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026, according to multiple reports. A Gold Glove winner for St. Louis in 2021, Bader will be playing for his fifth team in five
Open Extended Reactions Slugger Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $54 million contract, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, ending a lengthy free agency with a return engagement to the only team for which he has played. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes an opt-out after the
Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time World Series shortstop Elvis Andrus, who has started more games at one position than any player in Texas Rangers franchise history, will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame this summer. The Rangers also will unveil and dedicate a
Jorge CastilloFeb 4, 2025, 01:53 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 Left-hander Tim Hill and
Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, deepening their bullpen through another trade in an offseason full of activity. In return, the Dodgers receive a player to be named later or cash. The Dodgers said they also sent cash to the
Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery. All 321 voters who allowed their ballots to be made public Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected the Japanese star. Suzuki appeared on 393
Jesse RogersFeb 3, 2025, 04:04 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Following a lengthy appeals process, Major League Baseball on Monday has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for “sharing” legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and for intentionally deleting
Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 04:54 PM ET Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died. He was 72. The Orioles announced Dauer’s death Monday. They did not announce a cause of death.
Alden GonzalezFeb 1, 2025, 09:15 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani said he is “on schedule” in his attempt to return as a two-way player this season,
Feb 2, 2025, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $35 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday night. Flaherty returns to the Tigers after departing Detroit for the Los Angeles Dodgers at
Feb 2, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Fay Vincent, who took over as Major League Baseball’s commissioner in 1989 and navigated the league through the earthquake-disrupted Bay Area World Series, has died at the age of 86, MLB announced Sunday. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer and developed complications that included bleeding, said
Tim Kurkjian Close Tim Kurkjian ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Jan 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Late in
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — When Ken Griffey Jr.’s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teen, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself fortunate to have roamed the New York Yankees clubhouse and hit on their field alongside so many
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana lost to their teams in salary arbitration on Saturday. Leiter will earn $2.05 million this year rather than his $2.5 million request in a decision by Allen Ponak,
Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $6.1 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing. A two-time All-Star, Contreras had asked for $6.5 million and had been offered $5.6 million when proposed figures were exchanged. Editor’s Picks His deal