1:11 AM ET ESPN News Services After Aaron Judge fell a few feet short of a record-tying 61st homer, New York Yankees fans received the best possible consolation prize on Thursday when Josh Donaldson delivered a 10th-inning single to clinch the team’s sixth straight playoff berth. With pinch-runner Marwin Gonzalez at second as the automatic
11:28 PM ET Brooke Pryor Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb ran for 113 yards and
11:27 PM ET In a letter provided to the University of California Board of Regents ahead of a closed-door session Thursday to discuss UCLA‘s proposed move to the Big Ten conference, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff detailed “significant concerns” he had with the move, including student-athlete mental health, increased travel and operational costs, and negative impacts
4:52 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez left Thursday’s game at Oakland with lower back tightness and will get an MRI on Friday. Rodriguez doubled and scored in the top of the first as the Mariners rolled to a 9-5 victory. The center fielder walked off the field slowly
4:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Zack Britton prepared to walk out to the bullpen for his first major league game in 13 months. He was hoping Aaron Judge would send home run No. 61 into the New York Yankees bullpen in right-center. “I’m thinking if I catch the next one or something,
6:23 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are picking up right-hander Daniel Hudson‘s $6.5 million option for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The 35-year-old Hudson suffered a season-ending torn left ACL in June when his knee buckled while reacting to a ground ball. The team’s top setup reliever had five
9:26 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Even before he arrived at Camden Yards as a member of the road team, this visit was already different for Trey Mancini. “I rode the bus for the first time ever here,” he said. “Got dropped off down here, rather than parking in the parking lot.” Mancini played
8:36 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves scratched Ronald Acuña Jr. on Thursday night because of back tightness. There was no other word from the Braves on the severity of the injury or a potential timeline for his return. The 24-year-old Acuña had started Atlanta’s previous 19 games. The three-time All-Star has
9:59 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Kolten Wong hit a career-high three homers and drove in five runs, helping Brandon Woodruff and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Thursday night. Wong hit a two-run drive in the second inning against Hunter Greene. He hit another two-run shot in the sixth off
9:09 PM ET CLEVELAND — Mitch Trubisky said Tuesday he knew he had to get rookie wide receiver George Pickens more involved in the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ offense. He did just that late in the first quarter when he let it rip to Pickens streaking down the sideline in front of the Cleveland Browns bench. Pickens,