Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2023, 10:19 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ preparation for their annual dress-up day, where the team as a whole wears costumes, has been intensely detailed. Gold whistles and chains. White hoodies
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ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2023, 01:18 AM ET NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Yuri Gurriel had consecutive run-scoring hits in the ninth inning as Miami rallied to take a 2-1 lead over the New York Mets, but the game was suspended by rain at 12:58 a.m. after a 3-hour, 17-minute delay. Miami
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 10:38 PM ET ATLANTA — Matt Olson hit his major league-leading 54th homer, and the Atlanta Braves clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 5-3 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Austin Riley had three hits and scored two runs as the Braves (103-56) won for
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 09:20 PM ET BALTIMORE — Anthony Santander homered, DL Hall worked out of a sixth-inning jam and the Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL East title with a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Dean Kremer (13-5) allowed two hits and a walk in 5⅓ innings, striking
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 07:46 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles have reached a deal with the state of Maryland that keeps the team at Camden Yards for at least 30 years, according to an announcement after the third inning of Thursday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Between innings, a message
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 09:21 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper flipped out on the third base umpire and then flipped his maroon Phillies helmet over the protective netting and into the stands. This was no ordinary souvenir like a foul ball. Hayden Dorfman, a 10-year-old Phillies fan from Voorhees, New Jersey, had a
Sep 28, 2023, 05:24 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels on Thursday activated outfielder Mickey Moniak and right-hander Chase Silseth for the final three games of the regular season against the visiting Oakland Athletics. Moniak has not played since Sept. 5 and was on the 10-day injured list since Sept. 15 because of tightness on
Associated Press Sep 28, 2023, 05:31 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox put right-handed reliever Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list with a viral infection Thursday, ending his season. “He’s been sick for a while, hasn’t been able to bounce back,” manager Alex Cora said before Boston’s game at Baltimore. “We decided
Todd Zola, FantasySep 28, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article The MLB regular season wraps up Sunday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean playing fantasy baseball has to end too. Postseason fantasy baseball leagues are
ESPN News Services Sep 28, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Hector Neris apologized to Julio Rodriguez in a statement Thursday, a day after the Houston Astros reliever shouted at the Mariners star during an at-bat that caused both benches to empty in Seattle. In a battle of two teams fighting for the final American League wild-card