9:25 AM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies have hired former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi as their next skipper. The team announced that he receives a three-year contract with a team option in 2023. Girardi will be introduced at a news conference Monday. “I’m excited for this next chapter of my career,”
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9:25 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies are hiring former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi as their next skipper, a source confirmed to ESPN. A formal announcement is expected later Thursday. Girardi replaces Gabe Kapler, who was fired after two disappointing seasons. The Phillies went into last season with high hopes after signing Bryce Harper
8:00 AM ET HOUSTON — The Astros’ collapse in Game 2 of the World Series was a multipronged catastrophe. Justin Verlander tried to throw a runner out from his behind and hit himself in the leg. Jose Altuve was thrown out at third in a possibly ill-conceived attempt to steal the base. There was Alex
8:00 AM ET HOUSTON — There is no way to spin this other than to point out the obvious: The Houston Astros are in deep quicksand. The Washington Nationals went into Houston, beat Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander and became the first team to win the first two games of the World Series on the
3:26 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — The Houston Astros did something Wednesday night that for any other team would have registered as benign. Juan Soto, the 20-year-old wunderkind who hits cleanup for the Washington Nationals, was
12:10 AM ET HOUSTON — It was just a few days ago when the Houston Astros opened up as the biggest World Series favorites since 2007. Time to recalibrate those odds. After beating Gerrit Cole in Game 1 and Justin Verlander in Game 2, the Washington Nationals are two wins away from a World Series
9:06 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Justin Verlander broke John Smoltz’s career mark for strikeouts in the postseason during the team’s 12-3 Game 2 World Series loss to Washington on Wednesday night. Verlander struck out Nationals outfielder Victor Robles in the second inning for his 200th postseason strikeout, surpassing the mark of 199 set
8:18 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Major League Baseball and its players’ union are optimistic that talks are progressing on testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. “The dialogue in this has been really positive with the players association, a lot of common ground on addressing the issue,”
7:51 PM ET HOUSTON — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he is “really concerned” about events that led MLB to investigate the behavior of a Houston Astros employee. According to allegations in a report published by Sports Illustrated, during the celebration in the Astros’ clubhouse after the team’s victory over the New York Yankees in
6:49 PM ET HOUSTON — George Springer set a World Series record in Game 1 with a home run in his fifth consecutive World Series game, but in the wake of the Houston Astros‘ 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals, Springer’s failure to sprint out of the batter’s box in the eighth inning became a