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Field Level Media Mar 15, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen will be sidelined at least two weeks with a small fracture in his right wrist. Manager John Schneider announced Friday that Jansen, 28, sustained a broken pisiform bone when he was hit by a pitch on Wednesday.

Associated Press Mar 15, 2024, 11:20 AM ET NEW YORK — Jim McAndrew, who lost his major league debut to Bob Gibson in a 1968 spot start for the New York Mets when Nolan Ryan was called away to military duty then beat Steve Carlton a month later for his first win, has died. He

Mar 15, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jake Odorizzi will look to make his comeback from last year’s shoulder injury after signing a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that includes an invitation to major league camp. Odorizzi never pitched for the Texas Rangers after undergoing shoulder debridement surgery last

Jorge Castillo Mar 14, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees received positive news Thursday: Gerrit Cole was told that he will not need Tommy John surgery, at least for now, after visiting Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. Cole has

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 14, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions A good showing this spring by former Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease helped his value in advance of his trade to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, according

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH PORT, Fla. — National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to the Atlanta Braves‘ spring training lineup on Thursday, two weeks before opening day. Acuña batted leadoff and filled the designated hitter spot against the Tampa Bay Rays. He went hitless in three

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge could be back in the lineup Saturday after being slowed by abdominal discomfort. Judge hasn’t taken on-field batting practice or hit in a game since Sunday. He had an MRI on Monday. New York manager

Field Level Media Mar 14, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Adam Duvall rejoined the Atlanta Braves on a one-year, $3 million contract Thursday. The free agent spent parts of five seasons in Atlanta before suiting up for Boston in 2023. Duvall, 35, batted .247 with 21 home runs and 58 RBIs in

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Hard-throwing Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech will pitch out of the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, another disappointing development in a career that hasn’t lived up to expectations. “It’s not my first choice where I want to be. I

Field Level Media Mar 14, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals projected starting center fielder Tommy Edman is expected to start the regular season on the injured list with continued wrist discomfort. Edman, 28, had inflammation in his right wrist last season and underwent surgery in October. He will not participate