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Field Level Media Mar 28, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks designated third baseman Emmanuel Rivera for assignment hours before Thursday’s season-opening game against the Colorado Rockies. The move was reportedly made to open the final spot on the 26-man roster for infielder Blaze Alexander, who batted .400 with two homers

Mar 28, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday the league is committed to its investigation of the scandal surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and hopes it will take a “short” time to resolve. Last week Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was fired after questions surrounding at least

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 WHEN JUAN SOTO began to initiate himself with the New York Yankees, his third team in less than

Mar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to MLB Opening Day! All 30 teams were scheduled to be in action Thursday before rain postponed the scheduled Milwaukee Brewers–New York Mets and Atlanta Braves–Philadelphia Phillies openers to Friday. The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles will get things started with new O’s ace

Mar 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics outfielder Miguel Andujar had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, an operation that usually requires a month of rehabilitation. The team said Dr. Doug Freedberg performed a right knee lateral meniscectomy at Pima Surgical Center

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano and reliever Erik Swanson will start the season on the injured list and are expected to be joined by starting pitcher Alek Manoah. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Wednesday he is hopeful

Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have for the rest of the season remains uncertain. “Bob Uecker calling

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Catcher Will Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, the latest deal in an offseason of

Mar 27, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miguel Rojas admitted being bothered by recent criticism from former teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr., saying “you don’t even know me,” and implying that the Miami Marlins star should “respect everybody” in the clubhouse. Rojas, in an appearance Tuesday on “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast, responded to