May 17, 2023, 02:54 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned center fielder Alek Thomas to Triple-A Reno on Wednesday and recalled right-hander Luis Frias to take his spot on the roster. Thomas, a second-round pick in 2018 and one of the organization’s top prospects, is batting just .195 with two home runs and 10 RBIs
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ESPN News Services May 17, 2023, 11:24 AM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball launched a community assistance platform Wednesday called “MLB Together.” The platform will focus on youth empowerment; diversity, equity and inclusion; domestic and physical safety; health research and resources; military family and veteran resources; disaster relief; and environmental sustainability and green
Associated Press May 17, 2023, 04:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher Dustin May left Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after one inning because of right elbow pain. The 25-year-old right-hander had Tommy John surgery in May 2021. He was making his ninth start of the season and has a 4-1 record with
ESPN News Services May 17, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson said he was tipping his pitches while facing Yankees star Aaron Judge, who has received widespread scrutiny for a sideways glance before his mammoth home run off the Toronto right-hander. Television cameras showed Judge quickly glance toward the Yankees’ first-base dugout
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2023, 07:16 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. LOS ANGELES — It’s 1 o’clock on a searing Saturday afternoon on May 13, three hours before the first pitch of
THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS and Seattle Mariners are playing a baseball game on a Tuesday night in Oakland, and it’s difficult to describe the silence. There are maybe 1,000 people in the stands at first pitch, and few of them have the energy or the inclination to make any noise. The team is the worst in
Associated Press May 16, 2023, 06:23 PM ET TORONTO — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge doesn’t appreciate being branded a potential cheater after he took a sideways peek before hitting a 462-foot home run in Toronto. “I’ve got some choice words about that, but I’m just going to keep that off the record,” Judge
Joon Lee, ESPNMay 16, 2023, 11:39 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — When the Mets signed Justin Verlander, they expected the reigning Cy Young Award winner would bring joy to fans at Citi Field. But his first impression Tuesday brought down boos. Verlander struggled in his
Associated Press May 16, 2023, 06:39 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers pitching prospect Kumar Rocker, a top-10 pick in each of the past two MLB drafts, has a torn ligament in his right elbow and will need Tommy John surgery. Rangers general manager Chris Young said Tuesday that Rocker had an MRI after