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Getty Images Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park, Texas Rangers pitching prospect Jack Leiter made his MLB debut against the Detroit Tigers (GameTracker). Leiter was the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft and his father, Al Leiter, won 162 games during a 19-year big league career from 1987-2005. “It was a long conversation and I

Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night at the Washington Nationals. Houston manager Joe Espada made the announcement Wednesday. “Getting him back is huge because it brings a level of confidence to our team, a boost of

Sunflower seeds erupted from Skip Schumaker’s mouth as the apoplectic manager of the Miami Marlins unleashed a volcano of wrath upon home plate umpire Laz Díaz. The reason for Schumaker’s disgust: A moment of confusion during the eighth inning of Monday’s game against San Francisco that saw the wrong Giants reliever emerge from the visiting

USATSI The San Diego Padres have placed starting pitcher Yu Darvish on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to April 15, the club announced Wednesday. The veteran right-hander is dealing with neck tightness. As a corresponding move, the Padres recalled right-handed pitcher Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A El Paso.  Darvish, 37, is 0-1 with a 4.18 ERA,

The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies on the injured list Tuesday due to a broken big toe on his right foot. Albies suffered the injury Monday against the Houston Astros. Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti thew an inside curveball that bounced off Albies’ right foot, sending him to the ground. Ozzie Albies has

As long as the calendar says April, I’ll continue to look at the MLB standings through a lens of skepticism and patience. Power rankings at this stage of the season are something of a fool’s errand. I feel reasonably confident about the placement of the first four teams and the last five or so in

USATSI The Houston Astros, off to a miserable 6-12 start fueled by pitching injuries and poor performance, are promoting former top prospect Forrest Whitley for his big-league debut, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Whitley, 26, was Houston’s top draft pick in 2016. He subsequently appeared to be en route to stardom. Alas, Whitley’s

The voice synonymous with the New York Yankees is calling it quits. Longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling is retiring, effective immediately. The Yankees announced his retirement Monday alongside a statement from Sterling. The team will hold a ceremony honoring Sterling prior to Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. “I am a very blessed

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Just over two weeks into the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are exactly where they’re expected to be: atop the National League East standings. But any thought that the

USATSI On Saturday night, San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar caused the benches to clear during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he took exception to a high-and-tight pitch from Gavin Stone. (Stone, for his part, was in the midst of a perfect-game bid and was decidedly not trying to ruin that by

Associated Press Apr 14, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Kenley Jansen is upset with the quality of baseballs. “I got to get better, but also if you’re playing in the cold weather, windy, and you get pearls balls out there that’s not rubbed well, I don’t know where the ball’s going,”

Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen notched his fourth save of the season Sunday, closing out a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The save was No. 424 of Jansen’s 15-year MLB career, moving him into a tie for fifth all time with John Franco. Yet in the postgame clubhouse, Jansen didn’t want to

Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Fritz Peterson fires one of his 108 pitches against the Red Soz in last night’s 1-0 victory that catapulted the Yankees into second place in the Eastern Division of the American League. (Photo By: Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News via Getty Images) Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died, the

Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Stone threw five perfect innings in the Dodgers’ 5-2 win. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) The Dodgers and San Diego Padres weathered a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before beginning Saturday night’s game in Chavez Ravine under

Getty Images Cincinnati Reds lefty Nick Lodolo excelled in a 5-0 win against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday (box score) in what doubled as his first big-league start in 11 months. Lodolo, 26, began his outing with five hitless frames. He surrendered a hit (an infield single to Robbie Grossman) before departing in the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 13, 2024, 07:00 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 — Shohei Ohtani struck out March 28 against St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O’Brien and took

It has undoubtedly been a difficult few weeks for Shohei Ohtani as investigators probe his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. You wouldn’t know it from how he’s playing. The Los Angeles Dodgers star homered in his first at-bat against the San Diego Padres on Friday, hours after Mizuhara surrendered to federal authorities over a charge of

The bombshell Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara gambling controversy is hurtling toward a conclusion. The release of an incredibly detailed IRS Special Agent report on Thursday shed light on many of the unanswered questions and revealed new details of the case. In the main, the investigation absolves Ohtani of any wrongdoing and paints his former interpreter as