6:31 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Agent Casey Close accused the Atlanta Braves of perpetuating a “false narrative” regarding the departure of first baseman Freddie Freeman from the organization, saying in a statement to ESPN that he “will
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7:01 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 to reclassify a 56-acre terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where a
7:00 AM ET Another week has gone by in the 2022 MLB season and it seems no one will be able to top the Yankees. However, the Astros are certainly trying. Houston will cap off a nine-game stretch against New York teams with one more against the Yankees on Thursday night. It won six of
10:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Former No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel, a month shy of his 31st birthday, made his major debut Wednesday night and pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Philadelphia Phillies. At 30 years and 349 days, Appel — whose baseball career included a three-season absence from the sport —
4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez and shortstop Jeremy Pena were hurt when they collided in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets while running down a popup. With Pena shifted to the right side and the game scoreless, Dominic Smith popped
6:18 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper had successful surgery to repair his broken left thumb on Wednesday, interim manager Rob Thomson said, but there is no timetable for his return. Philadelphia remains hopeful the 2021 National League MVP can play again this season. “It went very well,” Thomson said. 1
6:51 PM ET The Miami Marlins have placed second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a right lower back strain. Chisholm had been battling the injury in recent days. He missed two games before returning Tuesday against the the Cardinals, but was removed in the middle of the second inning with
12:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer took their next steps Wednesday toward returning to New York’s rotation. DeGrom, sidelined since last July 7, threw 27 pitches to hitters in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and could progress to a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment. “We’ll see how
11:43 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mayor of St. Petersburg is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round
8:00 AM ET “DO YOU HATE baseball?” I pose this question to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred deep into an interview at Citi Field in New York. “It is the most ridiculous thing, among some fairly ridiculous things that get said about me,” he says. “The assertion that I hate the game — that