Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Every minute of the last three years Shohei Ohtani spent on the baseball field was a gift. The most perfect ball-playing specimen ever to wear a uniform, simultaneously one
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ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2023, 01:13 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a ligament tear in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL
ESPN News Services Aug 23, 2023, 10:34 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge had his first big league three-homer game and tied his career high with six RBIs, almost single-handedly breaking the New York Yankees‘ first nine-game losing streak in 41 years with a 9-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Two
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 08:07 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has already scheduled shoulder replacement surgery and plans on having a pair of hernia operations at the end of this season. The 64-year-old knows his recovery period will be lengthy, and spending another year in the dugout is not conducive
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 09:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Washington Nationals right fielder Stone Garrett injured his left leg trying to rob a home run from the New York Yankees‘ DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday night and was taken off the field in a cart. Garrett hurt his lower left leg and is awaiting
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 08:28 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Padres reliever Robert Suarez was ejected for having sticky stuff on his left wrist and arm before he threw a pitch in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Suarez denied using any illegal substances, saying he only had sunscreen on his
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 06:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, faced with the team’s worst season in more than 30 years, admitted “it’s been a disaster” and promised a search to find out the cause. New York entered Wednesday with a nine-game losing streak and was on the verge
ESPN News Services Aug 23, 2023, 05:10 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani left the mound for the Los Angeles Angels in the middle of an at-bat during the second inning Wednesday with arm fatigue, according to the team. Ohtani had a 2-2 count on Cincinnati Reds third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand when the Angels’
Associated Press Aug 23, 2023, 06:23 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros reinstated first baseman José Abreu from the injured list before their game Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox. He was batting sixth and playing first base as the Astros looked to win a third straight over the Red Sox. Abreu has
ESPN News Services Aug 23, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Alex Cora was on the receiving end of an expletive from Astros ace Justin Verlander and later was ejected for arguing balls and strikes during a contentious game Tuesday night for the Red Sox manager. Verlander was unhappy with Cora for coming onto the field and