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The Mets stumbled after jumping out to an early lead and lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, 6-4. Here are the takeaways… -Staked to an early 1-0 lead, Luis Severino looked like a man on a mission in the early going of this one. The right-hander struck out the side in the bottom of

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Jacob deGrom last pitched in April 2023. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Jacob deGrom is back, and that can only mean some very fast pitches were thrown on Friday. The two-time Cy Young winner made his return to the Texas Rangers in a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, striking out four and allowing four

Dedniel Nuñez, the rookie right-hander who came out of nowhere to be a solid piece to the back-end of the Mets’ bullpen this season, is done for the rest of the year, per manager Carlos Mendoza. The skipper broke the bad news while speaking to reporters before Friday’s series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies. “He’s

Sep 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball is packed with electrifying players. Whether you prefer five-star talents, powerful sluggers or pitchers throwing triple-digit heat, there are stars bringing excitement to this 2024 MLB season on a daily basis. But who is the most exciting player in baseball this year? To

Kumar Rocker looked good in his first game with the Rangers. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Kumar Rocker’s path from being college baseball’s most electric freshman to his MLB debut ended up being more eventful than anyone wanted, but the end result looked mighty impressive on Thursday. The No. 3 pick of the 2022 MLB

We’re now into the final month of the fantasy baseball season and that means we need to shift the way we manage our starting pitchers. In truth, we really should have been doing that for a few weeks now, but with most starters only set to make four or five more starts in the 2024

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Shohei Ohtani is on pace to make history with 50 homers and 50 steals. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani is three homers and two stolen bases away from history, with 16 more games to go. The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his 47th homer of the season against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

As the Mets and Braves duke it out for the final wild-card spot in the National League, the AL postseason race has taken a different form. There might not seem to be quite as much drama in the Junior Circuit as September draws to a close, but Minnesota’s struggles in recent weeks, including being swept

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 02:34 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 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers played one of their sloppiest defensive games of the year and

Kyle Schwarber wasted no time getting things started on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, and he set a new Major League Baseball record in the process. The Philadelphia Phillies star drilled a leadoff home run to start their 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He hit a deep shot off Rays pitcher Taj Bradley

When it comes to fantasy baseball, we often discuss streaming starting pitchers but rarely talk about streaming hitters. In most instances, it makes sense. We like to give hitters more than one week to show us what they’re capable of, and we more often are playing pitchers because of matchups and not hitters. However, in

ESPN News Services Sep 9, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Pirates ace Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings in a win Monday to bring his strikeout total for the year to 151, a franchise record for a rookie. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits

Pitcher Kumar Rocker will make his major league debut for the Texas Rangers two years after being selected No. 3 overall in the MLB debut out of Vanderbilt. (Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images) The Texas Rangers are expected to feature two significant pitching debuts this week, beginning with top prospect Kumar Rocker

The Mets have added some depth, acquiring lefty-hitting infielder/outfielder Eddy Alvarez via trade from the Red Sox and assigning him to Triple-A Syracuse. The return going to Boston in exchange for Alvarez is unknown. Alvarez had been playing for Boston’s Triple-A affiliate in Worcester, where he posted a .247/.348/.463 triple slash with 18 home runs

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Pavin Smith homered in first three at-bats for his first multi-home run game and drove in a career-high eight runs, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks rout the Houston Astros 12-6 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak. Smith became the second