Guardians’ Steven Kwan takes batting practice in recovery
May 17, 2024, 05:42 PM ETCLEVELAND -- Guardians leadoff hitter and left fielder Steven Kwan took batting practice on Friday for the first time since hurting his left hamstring and going on the injured list.Kwan was leading...
MLB names All-Star Nelson Cruz special adviser, baseball ops
May 17, 2024, 02:08 PM ETMajor League Baseball has tabbed seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz to fill the new role of special adviser for baseball operations.His job will include serving as a liaison between the organization and players...
Dodgers’ first Ohtani bobblehead giveaway creates ‘a stir’
May 16, 2024, 09:22 PM ETLOS ANGELES -- The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway snarled traffic outside Dodger Stadium on Thursday and created long lines for eager fans.Cars snaked the roadways around Chavez Ravine and stadium parking...
Luis Arráez following in Tony Gwynn’s footsteps with Padres
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ETCloseESPN 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.Comparisons to Tony Gwynn began to...
Bad Bunny’s agency claims MLBPA issued ‘death penalty’ for sanctions
Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 02:45 PM ETCloseESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"Rimas Sports, the agency founded by recording artist Bad Bunny, has accused the Major...
Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan has surgery to repair UCL
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 07:56 PM ETCloseESPN 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.LOS ANGELES -- Emmet Sheehan, an...
Phillies’ Taijuan Walker leaves game after hit in foot by liner
May 16, 2024, 08:39 PM ETPhiladelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker left 3⅓ innings into Thursday's 6-5 loss to the New York Mets after he was hit in the left foot by a line drive off the bat...
Rangers transfer Max Scherzer to 60-day injured list
May 15, 2024, 08:10 PM ETARLINGTON, Texas -- Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was...
Weekend fantasy baseball preview: Paul Skenes’ second start
May 16, 2024, 12:27 PM ETA pair of individual pitching storylines headline the weekend schedule.Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes, who averaged 100.1 mph with his fastball while totaling seven strikeouts in his MLB debut last Saturday (putting...
Fantasy baseball – MLB pitchers who are defying projections
May 15, 2024, 12:15 PM ETIt's the eternal struggle in fantasy baseball: Gut versus projections.Projections provide us a baseline from which we begin setting our expectations of a player. But no matter how complex, how detailed the...
