Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 05:34 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manager Phil Nevin wasn’t the reason for the Los Angeles Angels‘ massively disappointing season, general manager Perry Minasian says. Nevin was simply the face of their latest failure, and that was enough to compel the Angels to part ways with their fourth manager in
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Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 04:41 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mother of Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena joined her son on the field Tuesday to throw a ceremonial first pitch before the Rays opened their AL wild-card series against the Texas Rangers. Sandra Gonzalez made the trip to Tropicana Field from Mexico to
Oct 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 MLB playoffs kick off on Tuesday afternoon, with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Braves — who enter October with MLB’s best record — look to win their second World Series title in three years, while the Phillies will try to take
Oct 3, 2023, 02:30 PM ET It. Is. On. Eight teams are in action today as the 2023 MLB playoffs begin with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action starts in the American League, with the Texas Rangers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (3 p.m. ET, ABC), followed by the Toronto Blue Jays at
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young defended his team’s postseason-clinching celebration, saying he thinks it is “ridiculous that that’s even a subject” and ripping a Houston Astros reporter’s “pretty poor journalism” for a “classless” comparison of the in-state rivals’ celebrations. Young weighed in on what has
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:37 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernandez were among the players left off rosters for wild-card series that started Tuesday, while the Texas Rangers made the surprise inclusion of former top draft pick Matt Bush. The Minnesota Twins included Carlos Correa and rookie
Xuan Thai, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. MIAMI — Down a brightly lit hallway that leads to a section of luxury suites at the
ESPN Betting Analysts Oct 2, 2023, 05:28 PM ET The 2023 MLB playoffs are here with the wild-card round beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. The American League best-of-three series will feature the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays, with the winner facing the Baltimore Orioles, and the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins playing
ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 07:11 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Phil Nevin will not return as manager of the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced Monday. The move comes a day after the club finished the season at 73-89. The Angels didn’t schedule an end-of-the-season news conference with general manager Perry Minasian immediately
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff will miss the team’s NL wild-card series against the Arizona Diamondbacks due