ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 08:29 PM ET SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup for a ninth straight game Tuesday, missing an 8-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Angels manager Phil Nevin, before the loss, said he’s moving forward with the idea that the lineup will be
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Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 06:42 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Tampa Bay placed center fielder Jose Siri on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of a fractured right hand. Second on the team with 25 home runs, Siri was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning of Monday’s game against Minnesota. He stayed
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 12, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets are hiring David Stearns as their president of baseball operations, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, tabbing the architect of multiple division titles in Milwaukee to
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 12, 2023, 02:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up right-hander Kyle Hurt, the minor league leader in strikeout rate, to bolster their bullpen as the postseason nears, sources told ESPN on
ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 12:33 PM ET Alek Manoah, the Opening Day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays who later was sent to the minors, is unlikely to pitch again this season, SportsNet reported Tuesday. Manoah, 25, met last week with specialists who examined his ailing knee, back and right quad. While they
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 07:00 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 The lessons come hard and fast in the major leagues. In the span of less than a month, the
ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2023, 11:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Matt Olson was raised an Atlanta Braves fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise’s single-season home run list. Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews were left behind as Olson crushed one homer after
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2023, 08:19 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. LOS ANGELES — Julio Urías‘ locker was noticeably absent from the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ clubhouse when the team returned home Monday,
ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 02:58 AM ET With his 10th-inning home run Monday night against the Angels — the first of his career in extra innings — Mariners star Julio Rodríguez became just the fourth player in MLB history to join the 30/30 club at age 22 or younger. He follows Atlanta‘s Ronald
Sep 11, 2023, 08:57 PM ET Baltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista has a partial tear to his UCL, but general manager Mike Elias said Monday that the All-Star right-hander is throwing and may return for the postseason. “It’s probably best characterized as an acute-on-chronic injury to his ligament,” Elias told reporters, adding that doctors don’t