Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 03:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Back at Yankee Stadium and hearing the cheers at age 49, Derek Jeter had some advice for the team he led to five titles. “I’m working on rebranding the name Old-Timers’ to something else,” he said. “When you’re playing, when you’re on the bench
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Sep 9, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby regrets one pitch from Friday night and didn’t even want to be on the mound when it happened. Kirby gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Tampa Bay‘s René Pinto in the seventh inning on what was his 102nd and final pitch of the
Associated Press Sep 9, 2023, 02:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was scratched from Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of lower back soreness. Yelich was slated to lead off before the two-time All-Star was dropped from the starting lineup about 10 minutes before first pitch. Rookie Sal
Sep 9, 2023, 12:36 PM ET The Atlanta Braves on Saturday recalled rookie left-hander Dylan Dodd from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Ben Heller to Triple-A. Dodd, 25, is 2-1 with a 7.40 ERA, eight walks and 12 strikeouts in 24⅓ innings over five starts for Atlanta after making his major league debut in April.
Sep 9, 2023, 02:31 PM ET There are still weeks left to go in the 2023 MLB regular season, but a few teams — mainly the red-hot Atlanta Braves — are already looking toward October. The Braves, along with the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers, are on track to secure a postseason berth soon.
ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 06:28 PM ET WASHINGTON — There will be no retirement news conference for Stephen Strasburg at Nationals Park this weekend, though there’s no indication anything has changed about Washington’s 2019 World Series MVP deciding to retire. Owner Mark Lerner released a rare statement Friday to respond to a variety
ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 09:27 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Luis Severino left Friday night’s start against Milwaukee in the fifth inning because of a left side injury, the team announced. Severino will undergo diagnostic testing Saturday. After allowing a leadoff single to Brice Turang on a 92 mph fastball, Severino
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2023, 01:40 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. Any hopes of Walker Buehler returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ needy rotation before the start of the postseason were officially
Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 04:24 PM ET TORONTO — All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette was activated off the 10-day injured list by the Blue Jays before Friday’s game against the Royals. He is set to hit second in his first game since being sidelined Aug. 27 because of a strained right quadriceps. Bichette leads the