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Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves placed reliever Pierce Johnson on the 15-day injured list Saturday with elbow inflammation, while the contract of fellow right-hander Jackson Stephens was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett. Johnson’s IL move is retroactive to Wednesday. To open a spot on the 40-man

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 12:06 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

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 BALTIMORE

J.J. Post, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At 7 p.m. on June 1 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, a first pitch will be delivered and a baseball game, like millions of others before it, will begin. And then the sun will go down. Editor’s Picks 1 Related At which point a standard

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 09:40 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 The

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 10:48 PM 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. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — As he neared the end of a 20-month-long rehabilitation from a second Tommy John surgery,

ESPN News Services May 3, 2024, 10:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies finally held onto a lead during a 3-2 win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Colorado trailed in each of its

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Friday because of inflammation in his troublesome right knee, with guarded optimism his absence can be kept to the minimum. Buxton exited early from the game at Chicago on

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs ace Justin Steele is just about ready to return to Chicago’s rotation after being sidelined since the season opener because of a strained left hamstring. Steele is on track to start Monday against San Diego, assuming he gets through one more

Field Level Media May 3, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right groin strain. Fellow right-hander Yerry Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take the roster spot. Eovaldi, 34, scattered two hits and struck out eight batters