Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cleveland Guardians on Thursday added three strong pitchers to their staff as an unusually busy late August day of waiver claims ended with a massive transfer of talent
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox are promoting former infielder Chris Getz to senior vice president/general manager, the team announced Thursday. Getz, who turned 40 on Wednesday, has been the team’s director
Aug 31, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Tomorrow marks the first day of September — meaning the race for October is only going to get more intense from here. While a few teams are staring down the postseason as they sit atop their division with a comfortable lead, a number of squads have a lot left
Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A special prosecutor in the Dominican Republic is investigating a second formal complaint that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco engaged in a relationship with a minor, the latest
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 06:49 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” With the Yankees now focused on seasons beyond the disaster of 2023, they have informed top outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez he will be activated on Friday, sources confirmed,
Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 04:10 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit his 300th career home run, going deep Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels to become the 158th player in major league history to reach that mark. Harper hit the milestone homer against Matt Moore in the eighth inning
Aug 30, 2023, 02:39 PM ET The San Francisco Giants activated outfielder Mike Yastrzemski from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Yastrzemski was listed in the starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds, playing in right field and batting sixth in his first game since sustaining a left hamstring strain July 30. The 33-year-old Yastrzemski entered
ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2023, 08:11 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-hander Ryan Pepiot from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and the rookie started Wednesday’s home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pepiot, 26, made his first two major league appearances of the season earlier this month and had a 2.00 ERA over nine innings.
Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 02:49 PM ET SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was out of the lineup for the second straight day Wednesday due to soreness in his left foot. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Rodríguez was feeling better but still experiencing discomfort in the foot a day after being a
Tristan H. Cockcroft Aug 30, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Editor’s Picks 2 Related Playoff season is a wild time for head-to-head fantasy baseball managers, and the challenge has heightened this season under ESPN’s new standard-league format. Monday begins our postseason, when the slate is wiped clean for the top four contenders in each league, who