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Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired minor league right-hander Chris McElvain from the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in exchange for infielder Santiago Espinal. McElvain, 23, went 5-5 with a 3.75 ERA in 23 games last season, including 19 starts, splitting time between two

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was in the posted lineup for Wednesday night’s game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury. Judge hadn’t played since March 10, when he struck out in both at-bats against Atlanta.

ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain is being evaluated for a shoulder injury that could require surgery. Manager David Bell said Wednesday that “all of the options are on the table” after an MRI on McLain’s left shoulder. Bell said those options include

ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani‘s RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut as Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday’s season opener in Seoul, South Korea, as the game turned when a routine grounder went through the webbing of

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Blake Snell joined the San Francisco Giants just nine days before their opener and the two-time Cy Young Award winner hopes he will be ready to start during the first series at his old team, the San Diego Padres. “We’ll throw

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Jackson Merrill, a 20-year-old center fielder who had never played above Double-A, made his major league debut for San Diego in Wednesday’s opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Padres selected his contract from Double-A San Antonio. Slotted ninth

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mookie Betts will play in less familiar territory this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres in South Korea on Wednesday (6:05 a.m. ET on ESPN). Earlier in spring training, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Betts, who has primarily

Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 08:46 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Trevor Bauer was cleared to play in the Mexican League because he was not convicted for charges of sexual assault, according to the executive president for the Diablos Rojos club, Othón Díaz. Bauer, the 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner, is slated to play

Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers. At least half the teams already had announced their Opening Day starters.

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup is so stacked that Shohei Ohtani doesn’t even have the best MVP odds on his own team. The consensus favorites to win the World Series at