Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPOct 4, 2023, 10:44 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:10 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association MILWAUKEE — The Arizona Diamondbacks were teetering in the early innings of Game 2 of their NL Wild Card
ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2023, 12:19 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott swung the bat, then stared almost in a daze as the ball plopped 412 feet away into the right-field seats. Stott swears he has almost no memory of the second grand slam in Philadelphia Phillies postseason history. His light trot, then —
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 10:45 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. MINNEAPOLIS — Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota
ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 08:37 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two years after losing 102 games, the resilient Texas Rangers are savoring a journey that’s transformed them into a playoff team. “It’s all about bouncing back, dealing with the tough times. You know you’re going to have them,” manager Bruce Bochy said
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 08:50 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays looked like the team to beat when they started the season 13-0 while outscoring opponents 101-30. Two days into the postseason, the Rays were quickly dispatched for the third straight year. The Texas Rangers advanced to an American League
ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 10:24 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said it’s fair to second guess the decision to remove Jose Berrios amid a scoreless start in Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Minnesota Twins. Berrios threw three shutout innings against his former team in Minneapolis, but Schneider followed through on
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:31 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres following the most disappointing season in franchise history, general manager A.J. Preller said Wednesday. The GM also downplayed reports of a fractured relationship with Melvin, who has guided the Padres to
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 08:37 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association MILWAUKEE — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno was removed Wednesday from Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series
Oct 4, 2023, 10:05 PM ET Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer was encouraged by a pain-free bullpen session on Wednesday. “Finally,” he shouted twice after the workout in St. Petersburg, Fla., according to the Dallas Morning News. The Rangers won their American League wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays without the 39-year-old ace, sweeping