Associated Press Sep 30, 2023, 02:09 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and acting Giants skipper Kai Correa stood for a photo as they exchanged pregame lineup cards. They were believed to be the first managers or head coaches of Asian descent to face each other in any of the four major
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Associated Press Sep 29, 2023, 08:47 PM ET SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers‘ potential playoff pitching staff took a hit Friday after right-hander Jon Gray was placed on the 15-day injured list with a forearm strain. “Probably would be a situation where he could skip a start and go but we don’t want to be
Associated Press Sep 29, 2023, 09:10 PM ET DENVER — Charlie Blackmon and the Colorado Rockies agreed Friday to a $13 million, one-year contract for 2024 that prevents the outfielder from becoming a free agent. The 37-year-old is in the final season of a six-year contract guaranteeing $108 million, a deal Blackmon agreed to after
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 29, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday after a late-season collapse that dropped the team out of playoff contention and prompted questions about the franchise’s direction
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Cubs activated closer Adbert Alzolay from the injured list Friday and optioned reliever Keegan Thompson to their spring facility in Arizona, the team announced before its game against
Associated Press Sep 29, 2023, 07:20 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Julio Teheran was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, just over a week after the two-time All-Star right-hander had returned from the injured list. The Brewers also optioned left-hander Ethan Small to Nashville while recalling left-hander Clayton Andrews and right-hander Caleb Boushley
Associated Press Sep 29, 2023, 04:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Make no mistake, errors are becoming increasingly rare in the major leagues. There were just 2,459 errors entering the final weekend of the regular season, on track to finish as the fewest in a non-shortened year since 1960, when there were 16 teams. The
Associated Press Sep 29, 2023, 12:14 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales. Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, the first time a Japanese player finished in the top spot. The league and the Players Association released its
Sep 29, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera already has another job lined up as his decorated playing career winds down. The Tigers announced Friday that the 12-time All-Star will begin his new role with the team as a special assistant to the president of baseball operations. That job begins Sunday, following
Sep 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET At the beginning of the season, the implementation of new rule changes dominated the conversation surrounding baseball. There was a pitch clock for the first time ever — probably the most controversial of all the changes, though a month into the season, a few MLB players had come to