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ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts suffered a fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The fracture, which is to a bone in

Associated Press Jun 16, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with tightness in the triceps of his pitching arm. Manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto, 25, would undergo testing Sunday to determine the

Associated Press Jun 15, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Philadelphia fans had their chance to show Craig Kimbrel how they feel. For the past two days, the Baltimore reliever has had an answer. Kimbrel struck out the final three batters Saturday to close out the Orioles‘ 6-2 victory over the Phillies.

Associated Press Jun 15, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto left his start Saturday night against Kansas City after two innings due to triceps tightness. The Japanese right-hander had his scheduled start Thursday against Texas pushed back for extra rest. He threw two-hit ball in seven innings

Field Level Media Jun 15, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros scratched right-hander Justin Verlander from Saturday’s start against the Detroit Tigers due to an undisclosed reason. Rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (3-5, 5.33 ERA), who was scheduled to pitch the series finale on Sunday, will start in place of Verlander (3-2,

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 14, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, sources told ESPN, 10 days after the league levied a lifetime ban

ESPN News Services Jun 15, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Alex Verdugo had a two-run homer and four RBIs in his return to Fenway Park, and Luis Gil struck out six as the MLB-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday night. Verdugo spent four seasons with

Field Level Media Jun 14, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros released struggling slugger Jose Abreu from their major league roster Friday. The former American League MVP is batting just .124 with two homers and seven RBIs in 35 games this season. Abreu was demoted to the Astros’ Florida Complex League

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2024, 07:00 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 It’s

ESPN News Services Jun 14, 2024, 12:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — On Prince Day at Target Field, Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins couldn’t help but “go crazy” in Thursday night’s 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics Correa paid homage to the Minneapolis music icon after his two-run homer in the seventh

Field Level Media Jun 13, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins optioned first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and recalled utility man Austin Martin. After career highs of 11 home runs and 41 RBIs in 88 games in 2023, Kirilloff is batting .201 with five homers and

Jun 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite an injury scare that cost him three games over the weekend, Juan Soto has returned to the Yankees’ lineup — and his team is again No. 1 in our MLB Power Rankings. Last week, New York pushed Philadelphia to No. 2. The Phillies remain in

Associated Press Jun 12, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos held a media session before a game — which sort of says it all about how the team has been playing. “I don’t normally do scrums during the season, because we’ve done well,” he told reporters

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 12, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired superutility man Cavan Biggio in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, sources told ESPN, adding the veteran after the Blue

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2024, 08:23 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 JEREMIAH ESTRADA‘S ASCENSION from fringe major leaguer to one of baseball’s most dominant relief pitchers began last December

Field Level Media Jun 11, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his pitching elbow after being scratched ahead of his scheduled start on Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox. The Mariners recalled veteran left-hander Jhonathan Diaz from Triple-A Tacoma to start

Jun 11, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Phillies star catcher J.T. Realmuto will undergo surgery on his right knee. The Phillies placed Realmuto on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and announced the three-time All-Star will have a meniscectomy Wednesday in Philadelphia. The team did not disclose a timeline for Realmuto’s return. Despite

Associated Press Jun 11, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning Monday night and lost his grip on the bat. He didn’t get it back for another couple of innings. Guerrero’s bat went flying and got stuck in