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Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks are in a bee delay. The start of Tuesday night’s game at Chase Field was delayed after bees swarmed the top of the protective netting directly behind home plate. Bee swarms are common during the

Alden Gonzalez Close Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer 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. Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Apr

Tisha Thompson, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions The series of $500,000 payments Ippei Mizuhara sent from Shohei Ohtani‘s bank account to an illegal bookmaking operation were forwarded to

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer was scratched from his second scheduled rehab start Tuesday because of thumb soreness. The soreness is similar to what Scherzer experienced last year before being sidelined for the end of the regular season and the start

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday and finished with a career-high 14 in 6⅔ innings. The Cardinals rallied after Flaherty’s exit, scoring twice

ESPN News Services Apr 30, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman Jose Abreu to their spring training facility to try to get the 2020 American League MVP back on track. General manager Dana Brown made the announcement Tuesday, saying that they’d make the move

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Colorado Rockies highly-rated outfielder Jordan Beck was brought up from the minor leagues to make his major league debut against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Colorado selected the contract of the 23-year-old from Triple-A Albuquerque, where he was hitting .307 with

ESPN News Services Apr 30, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Brewers will call up top infield prospect Tyler Black in advance of Tuesday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports. Black, 23, was ranked the fourth-best prospect in the Brewers’ organization and the No. 51 prospect in

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 07:00 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions The Houston Astros arrived at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium in Mexico City on Saturday searching for a symbolic

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers found themselves on the wrong end of a momentum-swinging decision by an umpiring crew for a second straight day. This time, the umpires say they got the call right. Milwaukee thought it had tied the game in the ninth