Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 10:09 PM 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 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani remains on track to start at designated hitter when the Los Angeles Dodgers
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cincinnati Reds‘ spring session on Tuesday included a batting practice with a memorable foul ball by Elly De La Cruz. The problem? De La Cruz’s hit smashed pitcher Hunter Greene‘s car window, the player he was facing in a live batting practice matchup.
Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St.
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets have signed first baseman Luke Voit to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to major league camp. The Mets announced Voit’s deal Monday as position players reported to spring training. The former New York Yankees slugger will
Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Devers is looking for some help — from the front office of the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox ramping up at the start of spring training, Devers made it clear Tuesday that he felt the franchise should have done more to
Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge‘s big toe is more than a footnote for the New York Yankees. Judge missed 42 games after tearing a ligament in his right big toe when he crashed into the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium last June 3, a
Feb 20, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Infielder Amed Rosario and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $1.5 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Rosario, 28, will bring a strong bat against left-handed pitching and should get at-bats at shortstop, second base and potentially corner-outfield spots.
Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, ending a search for a new owner after the team was on the market for nearly two years. Principal owner Mark Lerner told The Washington Post on Monday during spring training in
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani hit a towering home run in his first batting practice against live pitching since he underwent reconstructive elbow surgery — another
ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon says baseball has “never been a top priority for me” and that he plays the sport “to make a living.” Rendon made his pointed remarks Monday as the Angels’ position players reported to spring training camp.