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Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions It’s all so ugly. Every day, it seems, another ulnar collateral ligament falls prey to the mere act of throwing a baseball. In a recent 48-hour

Tristan H. Cockcroft Apr 8, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been a rough past week on the starting pitching front. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Between the news that both Shane Bieber and Eury Perez require season-ending Tommy John surgery, and Spencer Strider has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right

Field Level Media Apr 7, 2024, 10:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jerry Grote, the longtime New York Mets catcher and part of their 1969 World Series championship team, died Sunday because of respiratory failure after a heart procedure in Austin, Texas, his family announced. He was 81. Grote, known especially for his defense, played

Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — The Miami Marlins ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted them over the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Sunday. Miami had been

ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Verlander allowed six earned runs and struck out six in pitching into the fourth inning of his first injury rehabilitation start Sunday for the Houston Astros‘ Triple-A Sugar Space Cowboys. The 41-year-old right-hander, a three-time Cy Young Award winner,

ESPN News Services Apr 7, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will start playing catch this week as he continues to rehab his ailing right elbow. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Sunday that Cole could begin throwing Monday or Tuesday. The team placed Cole on the

Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers reliever Josh Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right rotator cuff strain. Sborz felt pain in his shoulder while pitching the eighth inning Saturday night against Houston. The right-hander, who got the finals seven

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain while recalling righty Daniel Palencia from Triple-A Iowa, the team

Field Level Media Apr 7, 2024, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Pirates placed left-hander Ryan Borucki on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of left triceps inflammation. In a corresponding move, the Pirates recalled left-hander Jose Hernandez from Triple-A Indianapolis and activated him for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Borucki,

Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — All Star J.D. Martinez‘s debut with the New York Mets will be delayed as the veteran continues to ramp up physically after signing late in spring training, manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday. “We’re not going to see him in a while,” Mendoza