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Jorge CastilloFeb 4, 2025, 01:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Tim Hill and

Field Level Media Feb 4, 2025, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It will be a busy summer for former left-handed closer Billy Wagner, who will have his No. 13 retired by the Houston Astros before an Aug. 16 home game. The news comes two weeks after Wagner, 53, was elected to the Baseball Hall

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 4, 2025, 06:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Bear with me for a moment. While to this point we’ve discussed mostly introductory fantasy baseball tips, today we’ll take a bit of

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 04:54 PM ET Rich Dauer, an infielder who played a decade in the major leagues and won a World Series as a player with Baltimore and as a coach with Houston, has died. He was 72. The Orioles announced Dauer’s death Monday. They did not announce a cause of death.

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Left-hander Tim Mayza and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to a $1.15 million, one-year contract. Mayza was 0-2 with a 6.33 ERA in 50 relief appearances last season for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. He did not allow

Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-hander Alex Faedo from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league catcher Enderson Delgado and cash on Monday. The Tigers designated Faedo, 29, for assignment last week after signing Tommy Kahnle. Faedo, a Tampa native, went 5-3

Jesse RogersFeb 3, 2025, 04:04 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Following a lengthy appeals process, Major League Baseball on Monday has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for “sharing” legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and for intentionally deleting

Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees signed right-hander Carlos Carrasco to a minor league deal, according to multiple reports. The deal includes an invitation to spring training, per reports. Carrasco, who turns 38 in March, went 3-10 with a 5.64 ERA in 21 starts for

Tristan H. Cockcroft Jan 31, 2025, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s January and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans are devoting the majority of their attention to the NFL, NBA and NHL, where the games (both real and fantasy) take center stage —

Feb 2, 2025, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $35 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday night. Flaherty returns to the Tigers after departing Detroit for the Los Angeles Dodgers at