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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray left his spring training start for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Washington Nationals with tightness in his right hamstring Monday after getting two outs in the second inning. The three-time All-Star had struck

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 08:05 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ed Ott, a former major league catcher and coach who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, died Sunday. He was 72. Ott died in the central Pennsylvania town of Danville, according to the Pirates. No further details were provided by the team.

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran infielder Elvis Andrus to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training, the team announced Sunday. The two-time All-Star has played in the majors for 15 seasons, spending time with the

ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a scary fall, Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile was released from the hospital with just a lower back contusion, manager Davey Martinez announced Sunday. Lile was taken off the field on a stretcher after he tumbled over the wall in right-center during

ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions First baseman C.J. Cron has agreed to a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox that includes an invitation to big league camp for spring training. The Red Sox announced the deal Sunday, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the right-handed

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Calling it a “good learning experience,” Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga gave up a three-run home run while striking out five against the Los Angeles Dodgers in

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah, on his way back from a topsy-turvy season that saw him land back in the minor leagues, felt some soreness during a bullpen session on Friday at the team’s training facility in Dunedin, Florida. The starter had

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. Editor’s Picks He will have the procedure at Stanford, where he was examined by a vascular specialist

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile was taken off the field on a stretcher after he tumbled over the wall in right-center during a 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday. Lile, the club’s No. 6 prospect according

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterMar 2, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions IT IS OPENING Day 2017. Stephen Vogt, the Oakland A’s multi-talented, multi-dimensional, multi-personality catcher, was asked to perform something on tape that could be played on TV before his