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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 06:57 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 Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Texas Rangers begin defense of their first World Series title, the

Field Level Media Mar 28, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Any dreams of a speedy return to the mound for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole were dashed Thursday when the New York Yankees moved the right-hander to the 60-day injured list due to elbow inflammation. On March 16, Cole

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions WHEN JUAN SOTO began to initiate himself with the New York Yankees, his third team in less than

Mar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to MLB Opening Day! All 30 teams were scheduled to be in action Thursday before rain postponed the scheduled Milwaukee Brewers–New York Mets and Atlanta Braves–Philadelphia Phillies openers to Friday. The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles will get things started with new O’s ace

Mar 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics outfielder Miguel Andujar had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, an operation that usually requires a month of rehabilitation. The team said Dr. Doug Freedberg performed a right knee lateral meniscectomy at Pima Surgical Center

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano and reliever Erik Swanson will start the season on the injured list and are expected to be joined by starting pitcher Alek Manoah. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Wednesday he is hopeful

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have for the rest of the season remains uncertain. “Bob Uecker calling

Mar 27, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miguel Rojas admitted being bothered by recent criticism from former teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr., saying “you don’t even know me,” and implying that the Miami Marlins star should “respect everybody” in the clubhouse. Rojas, in an appearance Tuesday on “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast, responded to

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s owners have unanimously approved private-equity billionaire David Rubenstein as the new owner of the Baltimore Orioles. The accelerated sale, which will eventually give