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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

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