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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th in a 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Perez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, matching Bench’s total from 1970 for the most by a player […]
Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani might not pitch again this season because of soreness in his right arm. He has been scratched from his scheduled start Friday against the Athletics. Ohtani felt soreness Wednesday while playing catch before the Angels’ game vs. the White Sox. Angels manager Joe Maddon said Ohtani could be done pitching if […]
CHICAGO — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch Friday for the Los Angeles Angels because of a sore right arm that could sideline him as a pitcher for the rest of the season. “If there’s any kind of lingering soreness, you may not see him pitch,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said before Thursday’s game against […]
On a rainy night in Georgia, the Rockies’ road resurgence continued. They beat the Braves, 3-2, in 10 innings on Wednesday at Truist Park to improve to 5-1 on the current road trip. Ramiel Tapia’s single up the middle drove in Colton Welker with the winning run. Under the extra-innings rule, Welker began the 10th […]
Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich is purchasing 10,000 tickets to an upcoming home series and giving them away for free, the team announced Wednesday. Yelich, 29, is buying the tickets in appreciation of the fans for next week’s four-game series against the second-place […]
ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Seattle has been chosen to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in 2023, sources familiar with the decision told ESPN on Tuesday. Plans to bring the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby back to T-Mobile Park, which […]
October is right around the corner. Wondering which teams will be playing in the 2021 MLB playoffs? Well, we’re about to find out. With the final stretch of the Major League Baseball season in full swing, teams are getting ready to clinch postseason berths — whether it’s a division crown and a straight ride to […]
LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers has become the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts. The right-hander fanned Eric Hosmer of the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The crowd gave the three-time Cy Young Award winner a standing ovation, and Scherzer doffed […]
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will miss the remainder of the 2021 season and the postseason after MLB and the MLBPA agreed to extend his administrative leave, a league official told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. No new information has surfaced in the investigation. Bauer being out for the rest of the year is just an […]
The Red Sox’ hunt for the postseason has just taken a heavy hit. MLB.com reported on Friday that ace Chris Sale, just five starts into his return from Tommy John surgery, tested positive for the coronavirus. Due to the positive test, he will miss his upcoming start on Sunday against the White Sox. According to […]