Associated Press Oct 1, 2023, 12:05 AM ET TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays are going to the playoffs for the second straight year. Toronto lost 7-5 to Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays in 10 innings on Saturday, but the Blue Jays clinched an American League wild card when
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 12:44 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. MILWAUKEE — The collapse was as dramatic as the climb. Nearly two months to the day the Chicago Cubs decided to add to their team instead of subtract at the MLB trade
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 10:27 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani returned to cheer on his Los Angeles Angels teammates and to receive some cheers of his own in the final weekend of the regular season. Ohtani had been away from the Angels since surgery on his pitching elbow Sept. 19, but he
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 10:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Miami Marlins‘ improbable September push will carry into October. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit his 19th home run, Josh Bell delivered a late two-run double and the Marlins clinched the fourth playoff berth in franchise history with a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 12:12 AM ET PHOENIX — The Houston Astros won. The Arizona Diamondbacks lost. But everybody left Chase Field on Saturday night with a ticket to the postseason. Justin Verlander threw five innings, Jose Abreu hit a run-scoring double and the Astros beat the Diamondbacks 1-0 as both teams clinched
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 05:55 PM ET BALTIMORE — Baltimore Orioles reliever Felix Bautista will have Tommy John surgery next month and miss the playoffs and likely the entire 2024 season. The 28-year-old right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 26, one day after he was hurt during a game against
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 07:09 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was still smoothing over some clubhouse discord with two games left in a lost season Saturday after Carlos Rodón and pitching coach Matt Blake clashed on the mound the previous night. Rodón was in the midst of allowing all
Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 04:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo was placed on the injured list with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder on Saturday, ending the season for the New York Mets‘ leadoff hitter and center fielder. Nimmo was injured Thursday night, when he tried making a diving catch
Sep 30, 2023, 01:13 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays recalled Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Durham on Saturday and designated fellow right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment. Criswell, 27, was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in nine relief appearances for the Rays earlier this season, including two outings in August. He has pitched at least two
ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2023, 12:03 AM ET CHICAGO — The San Diego Padres will spend the offseason wondering what went wrong. The high-spending Padres were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night despite a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, a finality that prompted Manny Machado to give teammates a postgame pep