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Field Level Media Mar 17, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas will be the team’s starter for Opening Day in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on March 28, manager Oliver Marmol announced Sunday. Mikolas is getting the nod over right-hander Sonny Gray, who is working his way back

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won’t throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow. Cole, 33, discussed his injury before Saturday’s game with Toronto. He likely will need a spring training-like period

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming Major League Baseball season opener against the San Diego Padres in Seoul will provide “great memories” for him and his wife, but he will attempt to focus on baseball. Ohtani spoke

Field Level Media Mar 16, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime major league outfielder Kole Calhoun is retiring, he announced Friday night via Instagram. “The day has come that I announce my retirement from Major League Baseball,” Calhoun, 36, began his post. “I know how extremely lucky I am to even be able

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ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Third baseman J.D. Davis has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics just days after he was released by San Francisco, according to multiple reports. Davis can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, per reports. The agreement

ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone held off discussing the condition of ace Gerrit Cole‘s elbow, saying he and general manager Brian Cashman want to speak with the AL Cy Young Award winner before making any public comments. The Yankees

ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals have signed manager Oliver Marmol to a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced on Friday. His current deal was set to expire at the end of the 2024 season. “It’s important,” Marmol said during a

ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing in veteran outfielder Michael Taylor on a one-year deal worth $4 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is pending a physical Taylor, who turns 33 this month, joins a team that is looking for

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMar 15, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees will have a bobblehead night this season for their assistant to the traveling secretary, better known as George Costanza. The character in the hit show “Seinfeld,” played by Jason Alexander, is having his own bobblehead giveaway on July 5 for