Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 08:22 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio expressed optimism about the status of negotiations involving renovations to American Family Field and indicated Saturday he wants to make sure the team stays in Milwaukee. The Brewers have called American Family Field home since 2001 and have a lease
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 01:30 AM ET CHICAGO — Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay remembered sitting alone in the stands as a 5-year-old growing up near Los Angeles and watching his dad Steve pitch in a softball game. A car pulled up behind left field and someone in the vehicle started shooting. As the
Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:40 PM ET BALTIMORE — All-Star reliever Félix Bautista was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday by the Baltimore Orioles, who can only hope his ailing elbow won’t keep him sidelined for the rest of the season. “Early indications are he has some degree of injury to the ulnar
Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four innings and 59 pitches because of cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday. Ohtani returned to the mound six days
Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:59 PM ET BOSTON — Alex Verdugo became the first player in Boston Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning in three straight games, connecting Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fenway Park. Verdugo drove the second pitch from Julio Urías into the Dodgers’
Aug 26, 2023, 02:54 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday placed left-hander Alex Young on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his left hamstring and activated right-hander Ben Lively from the same list. The move on Young was retroactive to Friday and comes after his appearance Thursday night in a 3-2 loss
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Chicago Cubs are calling up one of their top pitching prospects in left-hander Jordan Wicks who could make his MLB debut as soon as Sunday, according to a source familiar with
Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 01:30 AM ET CHICAGO — Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago police say a 42-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and a 26-year-old woman had a graze wound to her abdomen. The 42-year-old
ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Mookie Betts received a lengthy ovation from fans at Fenway Park in his first game back there Friday night as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Betts, the former Red Sox star who was traded to the Dodgers in 2020 — to the chagrin of
ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2023, 12:50 AM ET PHOENIX — Cincinnati Reds left fielder Spencer Steer had the ball in his glove, a home run stolen. One problem: a young fan stole the ball out of his glove. Arizona’s Tommy Pham hit a ball to deep left in the seventh inning of Friday night’s