May 4, 2023, 02:11 PM ET The Chicago White Sox placed third baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a strained left oblique. In a corresponding move, the White Sox recalled infielder Lenyn Sosa from Triple-A Charlotte. Burger, 27, suffered the injury after a swing in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 6-4
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” KANSAS CITY — Austin Hays debuted for the Baltimore Orioles as a late September call-up in 2017 at 21, a year after Baltimore made its last playoff appearance. The
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 05:28 PM ET DETROIT — Justin Verlander was roughed up early before settling in and having some success in his New York Mets debut against the Detroit Tigers. The three-time Cy Young award winner gave up back-to-back homers in the first inning, then threw four scoreless innings facing the franchise
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 01:05 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 CHICAGO — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa on Thursday took the high road after White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton
May 4, 2023, 11:08 AM ET All-Star reinforcements are nearing their return to the Texas Rangers. Manager Bruce Bochy said three-time All-Star shortstop Corey Seager is due back next week but could require a rehab assignment. Seager fielded ground balls before Wednesday’s game. It could be another few weeks for right-hander Jacob deGrom, who left
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 05:16 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians have optioned struggling starter Zach Plesac to Triple-A Columbus. The team made the move with Plesac on Thursday, one day before his next scheduled start. Instead, rookie Peyton Battenfield will pitch the opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins on
May 4, 2023, 02:32 PM ET The Colorado Rockies placed reliever Dinelson Lamet on the 15-day injured list Thursday with lower back stiffness. The 30-year-old right-hander is 1-1 with a 12.66 ERA through 12 appearances this season. He has struck out 13 and walked 12 in 10⅔ innings. The Rockies recalled right-hander Peter Lambert from
ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 03:58 PM ET The Oakland Athletics designated pitchers Jeurys Familia and Domingo Acevedo for assignment Thursday amid a series of roster moves. Oakland also optioned right-hander Adam Oller to Triple-A Las Vegas. In corresponding moves, the A’s recalled three right-handers from Las Vegas — Rico Garcia, Spencer Patton and
May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We’re just over a month into the new MLB season, and that means it is time to start taking what we’ve seen — for better or worse — a little more seriously as the sample continues to grow. Does that mean we should buy in to unexpected starts in
Raise your hand if you predicted that, one month into the 2023 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates would be the National League’s winningest team. I shouldn’t see many hands! (Barring, perhaps, those who decided to make a wild dart throw at a team that had +20000 preseason odds to win the World Series.) Remarkably, the Pirates’