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Jose Altuve found a new way to get ejected. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) A saying about baseball is you see something new every day. On Tuesday, that meant Jose Altuve’s foot. An already dramatic game between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres entered odd territory in the top of the ninth inning, when

Wheeler and Harper lead Phillies to two wins for the price of one originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia MILWAUKEE — There are few better feelings for a manager in need of a win than writing his ace’s name down on the lineup card, and there isn’t an ace in baseball the last five seasons

Sep 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As the final month of the 2024 MLB regular season begins, a few teams are already looking to October. The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies have opened comfortable leads in the NL Central and NL East, respectively, while the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Baltimore

NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor entered the Mets clubhouse on Monday afternoon as chill as ever. Dressed stylishly in a gray crewneck, a black do-rag and Oakley shades, the Mets shortstop zigzagged through the room toward his locker. Along the way, the ever-affable superstar greeted almost everyone in his path. A hug to a teammate,

Why Taijuan Walker is returning to the Phillies’ rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia MILWAUKEE — Taijuan Walker will start for the Phillies on Thursday at Citi Field, three weeks after being removed from the rotation. Kolby Allard, who allowed four runs in three innings this past Saturday, is headed to the bullpen. Manager

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday that completed

What we learned as Giants snap scoreless streak in loss to Padres originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants handed out the immensely popular “buy one, get one free” vouchers from Alaska Airlines on Friday night. On Saturday, the giveaway was 49ers hats. A day later, they had

Howard Bryant, ESPN Senior WriterSep 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior Writer, ESPN Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Full Dissidence” Open Extended Reactions IT WAS A JOURNEY that was never intended to be a quest. Life simply turned it into one —

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 three homers and two stolen bases away from history, with 13 games to go. The Los Angeles Dodgers star failed to advance his campaign for 50-50 in either stat on Sunday. He struck out twice, had two doubles and was walked once against the Atlanta Braves. He hit an RBI double in