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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.

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. NEW YORK — DJ

Field Level Media Apr 23, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With a goal of participating in his 17th major league season, veteran right-hander Johnny Cueto agreed to a minor league deal with the World Series champion Texas Rangers, according to multiple reports. Cueto, 38, will be trying to pitch in the major leagues

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer is set to make a minor league rehab start Wednesday, which will be the first game action for the 39-year-old since back surgery during the offseason. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to start

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed struggling right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the injured list Tuesday with lower back pain. Hendricks, 34, has a 12.00 ERA over his first five starts, which include

ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Merrill Kelly on the 15-day injured list with a strained right shoulder Monday. The 35-year-old Kelly, a standout performer during the 2023 postseason, was scratched from his scheduled start against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday with an

Apr 23, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas has a rib fracture and will be out “a while,” manager Alex Cora told reporters before the team opened a three-game series in Cleveland against the Guardians. Casas was already on the 10-day injured list, but tests revealed the

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles brought up another top hitting prospect Tuesday, recalling outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles also announced that they optioned catcher David Bañuelos to Norfolk. Kjerstad was ranked 48th among ESPN’s top 100 prospects entering the season.

Field Level Media Apr 23, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers activated catcher Jonah Heim from the bereavement list and right-hander Jonathan Hernandez from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday. In corresponding moves, Texas optioned catcher Sam Huff and right-hander Owen White to Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers also sent right-hander

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — If then-Georgia coach Scott Stricklin hadn’t received a call from a friend in October of 2020, Bulldogs star Charlie Condon might