Aug 5, 2023, 02:27 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds have placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the injured list with a broken toe, the team announced Saturday. Fraley, who missed Friday’s game, has a stress fracture in the fourth toe on his left foot. He is hitting .263 with 15 home runs, 63 RBI and 20
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Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 04:11 PM ET NEW YORK — Justin Verlander pitched seven innings, allowed a go-ahead home run to Jake Bauers in the fifth inning and began his second stint for the Houston Astros with a 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday. Verlander (6-6) allowed seven hits, his second
ESPN News Services Aug 5, 2023, 03:53 PM ET New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is looking forward to better days ahead. Cohen sent a letter to season ticket holders on Saturday, assuring them that the front office’s recent spate of trades has set up the Mets for a bright future. In a separate text
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 07:09 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. Nearly 2,800 miles separate Petco Park from Citi Field, but it often felt as if the San Diego Padres and the
Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 08:34 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manager Phil Nevin said it will likely be a couple more days before the Los Angeles Angels finalize when Shohei Ohtani will make his next pitching start. Ohtani went only four innings in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night due
Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 11:22 PM ET BALTIMORE — Nobody does pregame banter quite like Buck Showalter, but after commenting on the new Topgolf facility near Camden Yards – and shying away from questions about how emotional his return to Baltimore is – the New York Mets‘ manager turned the conversation to this year’s
Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 06:57 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove has inflammation in his right shoulder capsule and will be shut down for at least three weeks, general manager A.J. Preller said Friday. Musgrove was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday and had an MRI that revealed the inflammation. Musgrove
Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:38 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Former World Series MVP Cole Hamels has retired after his attempt at a comeback with his hometown San Diego Padres fell short. The Padres, who signed Hamels to a minor league contract in February, announced Hamels’ retirement Friday. The left-hander’s agent, John Boggs, confirmed
ESPN News Services Aug 4, 2023, 10:43 PM ET CHICAGO — Max Fried dominated through six innings in his return from the injured list, and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday. Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches in Atlanta’s seven-run fourth inning. Austin Riley connected in the
Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 03:42 PM ET CLEVELAND — Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor has been placed on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain, leaving Cleveland without one of its top power hitters for the time being. Naylor sat out the team’s past two games in Houston with the injury, which had