Oct 26, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dusty Baker has chewed his final toothpick and chewed out his last umpire in the major leagues. The 74-year-old Houston Astros manager confirmed his retirement Thursday after 26 seasons as a big league skipper. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “I would first like to say thank you
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Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Bill Miller and Alfonso Márquez will be joined by five first-time World Series umpires when the Texas Rangers play the Arizona Diamondbacks starting Friday night. Miller and Márquez each will be working his fifth World Series. Miller will be the umpire
Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Stolen bases and batting averages are up and game times are down in the first postseason with the pitch clock and larger bases. There have been an average of 1.4 steals per game through the League Championship Series, up from 0.8
Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are pushing for swift approval of a financing deal for a new 30,000-seat ballpark, part of a much larger $6 billion redevelopment project that includes affordable housing, a hotel, a Black history museum and many other
Associated Press Oct 25, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer has a cut on the thumb of his pitching hand that he doesn’t think will hinder him from playing in the World Series. The Texas Rangers starter had a Band-Aid on the inside of his right thumb near the
Associated Press Oct 25, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Braves re-signed reliever Pierce Johnson to a $14.25 million, two-year contract Wednesday in the first offseason move for the team that posted baseball’s best record this season. Johnson, who provided the Braves with a hard-throwing option out of the bullpen after
Associated Press Oct 25, 2023, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox have hired ex-pitcher Craig Breslow as their new chief baseball officer, the team announced Wednesday. Breslow pitched for Boston in 2006 and again from 2012-15. Since 2019, he has worked in the Cubs front office, serving most recently as an
Oct 25, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen will start Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas. Gallen, 28, is 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA in four games this postseason. He surrendered nine runs on 14 hits — including five homers
ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell is interviewing for the same position with the New York Mets, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Counsell, who just finished the final season of his contract, has led the Brewers to a 707-625 mark since
Oct 25, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder David Peralta is recovering from surgery on his left forearm. He underwent flexor tendon surgery Tuesday and posted a photo of himself on Instagram after the procedure. Peralta, 36, who will be a free agent this winter, is expected to be hitting and throwing