2:02 AM ET WASHINGTON – Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch will turn to rookie Jose Urquidy as his starter against the Washington Nationals when he club tries to even the World Series in Game 4 on Saturday. Urquidy, 24, pitched most of the season in the minor leagues but pitched in nine games over two
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Nice first inning for Astros rookie starter Jose Urquidy. A.J. Hinch emphasized before the game that this is not a bullpen game — Urquidy will go as long as he can. Of course, he’s only pitched in two games this postseason with a long out of 2.2 innings, so the Astros will be very happy
7:14 PM ET WASHINGTON — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said that the league office would continue conversations with the Houston Astros regarding the incident last weekend that resulted in the termination of a member of the team’s front office. Speaking before Game 3 of the World Series after a photo session with Indians pitcher Carlos
8:10 AM ET The World Series is tied up, and just like that, it’s back to the aces who got things started. The rematch between Houston’s Gerrit Cole and Washington’s Max Scherzer will put one team a win away from a title, and the other on the edge of elimination. Can the Nationals leave D.C.
5:22 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have agreed to hire Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new head of baseball operations, a source confirmed to ESPN. Terms were not available. The New York Post was first to report the Red Sox would hire the Rays’ senior vice president of baseball operations. Bloom,
3:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” WHEN JEFF LUHNOW took over as Houston Astros general manager in December 2011, the organization dedicated itself to building a franchise for the 21st century, even if that meant dismissing more than
2:06 PM ET Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco has been named the 2019 winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, it was announced Friday. Carrasco was lauded for a number of charitable acts, including his work in Venezuela, Colombia and Africa as well as his home in Tampa, Florida. He and his wife, Karelis, also donate
1:34 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Umpire Joe West has sued Paul Lo Duca for defamation after the former catcher alleged West gave pitcher Billy Wagner a bigger strike zone in exchange for letting the umpire borrow a vintage car. In a complaint filed Tuesday in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, West
12:31 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump said he plans to attend Game 5 of the World Series, the Washington Nationals announced that the ceremonial first pitch for that game would be thrown out by chef Jose Andres, a vocal critic of Trump’s. Four years ago, Andres withdrew
7:24 AM ET I was born and raised in Bethesda, Md., and attended Walter Johnson High School, named after the greatest pitcher of all time. I wrote for the school newspaper, The Pitch, and I did some work for the yearbook, The Windup. It was a privilege and a thrill to wear a baseball and