ESPN News Services Sep 14, 2023, 05:05 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays both made significant late additions before their showdown at Camden Yards. The Orioles called up outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, adding another top prospect to the big league club hours before starting a huge
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Associated Press Sep 14, 2023, 12:45 PM ET BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday as the team stumbles toward a third last-place finish in four seasons. The team made the announcement before the start of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees, who took the first two
Sep 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Midway through September, the 2023 playoff picture is quickly taking shape. The Braves became the first team to secure a postseason berth this past weekend and followed that up by clinching the National League East with a win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Orioles and Dodgers are
ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2023, 09:26 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight National League East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Wednesday night behind Spencer Strider‘s major-league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley‘s two-run homer. Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game, and the Atlanta players
Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 10:32 PM ET HOUSTON — Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros held the Oakland Athletics hitless until Ryan Noda‘s one-out single in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the A’s to their first consecutive 100-loss seasons since the 1960s. Brown pitched five innings, and Rafael
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2023, 02:48 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. LOS ANGELES — The National League Cy Young race was tightening up, the regular season was down to its final three
Sep 13, 2023, 09:06 PM ET The Miami Marlins are taking it “day by day” with reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara after an MRI revealed he has a sprained right UCL, manager Skip Schumaker said before Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Alcantara, who went on the 15-day injured list on Sept.
Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 10:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler said Wednesday he shut down his comeback from Tommy John surgery this season because he wasn’t recovering well after a rehab start. The right-hander tossed two scoreless innings in a rehab appearance on Sept. 3 for Triple-A Oklahoma
ESPN News Services Sep 13, 2023, 05:03 PM ET TORONTO — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the regular season because of a strained muscle in his throwing shoulder, the team announced Wednesday. Rangers general manager Chris Young said it was unlikely Scherzer would be able to pitch in the postseason
Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 06:19 PM ET BALTIMORE — Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright will perform on an entirely different stage before bidding farewell to St. Louis fans and life on the baseball diamond. Wainwright will give a postgame concert during his final weekend playing at Busch Stadium. The 42-year-old will retire from baseball after