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ESPN News Services Apr 24, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has a fractured right rib and has been placed on the 10-day injured list, manager Craig Counsell told 670 The Score on Wednesday. Bellinger, a two-time All-Star selection, collided with the center-field wall during Tuesday’s game while tracking

Apr 24, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has been demoted to the minor leagues after a slow start to the season. The Cardinals announced before Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks that Walker and left-handed pitcher Zack Thompson were optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Infielder Jose Fermin

Field Level Media Apr 24, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants scratched left-hander Blake Snell from his scheduled start Wednesday and placed the two-time Cy Young Award winner on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain. Right-hander Landen Roupp was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento by the Giants, who

Associated Press Apr 24, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians starter Gavin Williams has suffered a setback in his recovery from an elbow injury and will be shut down for at least another week. Williams, who was expected to have a major role for Cleveland this season, hurt his elbow

Associated Press Apr 24, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. Brandon Cooper, an umpire who worked in the minor league Arizona Complex

Field Level Media Apr 24, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Brayan Bello on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right lat tightness. The team recalled RHP Zack Kelly from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move. Bello is the latest injury for the Red Sox, who have a

ESPN News Services Apr 24, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will be sidelined for at least a month with a shoulder injury, manager Torey Lovullo said. Kelly was scratched from Sunday’s scheduled start with a teres major strain in his right shoulder and was placed on the 15-day

Apr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rate of pitcher injuries in baseball has been a topic of conversation across the sport in recent years, but debate reached a boiling point when aces Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider and budding star Eury Perez all suffered season-ending elbow injuries just weeks into the

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterApr 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions As the 2024 season nears its one-month mark, the Kansas City Royals — the team that

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Dave Roberts thinks Shohei Ohtani can be even better with more plate discipline with runners in scoring position. The Los Angeles Dodgers manager approached the two-time AL MVP about a week ago to discuss how Ohtani could better control the strike zone.