Kalan Hooks, ESPNDec 21, 2023, 10:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After starting December by signing a record $700 million contract to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani is now getting attention for supporting another team in the City of Angels. Editor’s Picks The two-way star was at SoFi Stadium before the “Thursday Night
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Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, a numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers. “I gave him that jersey. It’s his if he wants to keep it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday. Some Japanese pitchers covet
Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo complied with the New York Yankees‘ rule against facial hair by a lot more than a whisker. He clipped off his red beard two months before spring training. “My mom loves it,” he said Thursday, showing off his impeccably
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 01:06 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s competition committee approved several rule changes for the 2024 season, including subtracting two seconds from the pitch timer with men on base — from 20 to
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 09:32 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 Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers guaranteed Shohei Ohtani more money than the entire American League Central
Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in U.S. professional sports history, baseball’s two-way superstar put together yet another season of unparalleled brilliance from Tokyo to Anaheim. What can this singular talent
Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers have finalized a $14 million, one-year contract in a deal that allows the 28-year-old right-hander to earn an additional $1 million in performances bonuses with a franchise that has invested a lot in improving next
From ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2023, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Newcomb had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday to help alleviate pain he experienced while recovering from a procedure on his left knee in September. Team orthopedist Dr. Will Workman performed a medial meniscectomy,
Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — – The New York Mets acquired right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for minor league pitcher Coleman Crow. The trade was the first between the teams since former Brewers president of baseball operations David
Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen‘s decision to stay in Pittsburgh was not about pity. Or nostalgia. Or to enjoy a Farewell Tour or to chase of a specific milestone or reach a specific date. That’s simply not how McCutchen’s mind works. The end will come