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ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The head of the baseball players’ association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. “Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner’s office reduced the length of the pitch

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has been placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder while making a diving stop on Mike Trout‘s hit Friday night. Boston recalled infielder David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday to

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose career was derailed by injuries, officially was listed by Major League Baseball on Saturday as being retired. This had been the expected outcome for quite some time, but it was unclear when — and how —

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner. Bieber, who missed several months last season with elbow issues, experienced pain following an Opening Day start in Oakland

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 08:00 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 NEW

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story left Boston’s game against the Angels in the fourth inning Friday night after injuring his shoulder on a backhand dive to stop a hit by Mike Trout. Story got his glove on Trout’s hard grounder, but

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Spencer Strider, Atlanta’s ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, will have tests on his right elbow Saturday after complaining about discomfort in Friday night’s game. Strider lasted only four innings, allowing five runs on seven hits.

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. left Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with a left hip flexor injury. Robert pulled up lame at second after a one-out double in the ninth inning of the White Sox

ESPN News Services Apr 5, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Edwin Díaz pitched out of trouble in the ninth inning to earn his first major league save since October 2022, and the New York Mets held off the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night. It’s been a long road back for

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Pete Fairbanks had a gripe over his grip on the baseball. For that, he blamed the humidor at Coors Field. The Tampa Bay Rays‘ reliever took issue with the variability of the balls Friday after he issued three walks in the ninth