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Apr 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ronald Acuña Jr. started 2024 as the best player in baseball, according to us. Who will end it as such? The Atlanta Braves superstar was No. 1 on our preseason MLB Rank Top 100 after winning National League honors with his historic 40-home run/70-stolen base 2024

Howard Bryant, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior Writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Open Extended Reactions IT’S A LATE SATURDAY morning at the Los Angeles Angels spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona. As the sun

ESPN News Services Apr 9, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after the Padres scored seven runs, and San Diego stunned the Chicago Cubs 9-8 Monday night. On the 20th anniversary of the first

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 05:52 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. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros scratched All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez from his scheduled start Monday night against the Texas Rangers. There was no immediate word on a reason. The Astros called up right-hander Blair Henley from Triple-A Sugar Land to start in place

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a sideshow at every ballpark Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers visit, with the two-time MVP and two-continent superstar playing on a $700 million contract and under investigation by Major League Baseball for his former interpreter’s alleged involvement in illegal

ESPN News Services Apr 8, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With just 38 major league games under his belt, center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela has agreed to a contract extension with the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple reports. It will be an eight-year deal worth $50 million, per reports, meaning Rafaela will be

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom began throwing from 90 feet Monday, another step in his rehab from right elbow surgery 10 months ago with the hope of pitching for the Texas Rangers down the stretch this season. While deGrom,

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 07:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — Reds infielder Jonathan India was scratched Monday after he was hit by a batted ball during batting practice, adding another issue to the team’s long list of injuries. The Reds also announced that reliever Tejay Antone is going to have season-ending surgery on his right

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York. The hall made the announcement Monday on the 50th anniversary of Aaron’s 715th home run, which