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Clayton Kershaw left Friday’s game against the Diamondbacks in the second inning after giving up a home run, citing pain in his left toe. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw left Friday’s game early due to bone spurs, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Roberts told reporters Friday night that

Chapman continues to strengthen case for long-term Giants contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO — The row of lockers directly to the right of the home clubhouse entrance has seen tremendous stability over the years. Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford spent more than a decade there, and at a certain point

ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is set to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a broken right thumb in a collision with the Houston Astros‘ Yainer Diaz, the team announced Friday. Pasquantino was injured while trying to catch a rushed

On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals lost to the Houston Astros — and it all came down to one disastrous play. As a result, the Royals will also be missing their first baseman for potentially the next two months. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss 6-8 weeks due to a broken right thumb, the Royals

Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen celebrates after striking out Baltimore‘s Gunnar Henderson to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 win Thursday at Dodger Stadium. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Even as his team entered perhaps its most crucial stretch of the season, Dave Roberts said he wouldn’t

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 29, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Sam Aldegheri will become the first pitcher born and raised in Italy to play in Major League Baseball when he starts for the Los Angeles

After acquiring Tommy Pham at the MLB trade deadline along with pitcher Erick Fedde, the St. Louis Cardinals are ready to part ways with the veteran hitter. The Cardinals will place Pham on waivers before the Sept. 1 deadline for postseason eligibility, reports The Athletic’s Katie Woo. This is different from being designated for assignment

Doctor estimates possible return timelines for Ray, Hicks injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Giants’ pitching staff took a major hit approaching the final month of the season, with Jordan Hicks and Robbie Ray each going on the 15-day IL on Tuesday. Ray suffered a left hamstring strain, while Hicks is dealing

Los Angeles Dodgers fans love them some Shohei Ohtani. And they might love his dog, Dekopin (a.k.a. Decoy), even more. They got plenty of both on Wednesday, with Ohtani making MLB history, catching a pitch from his dog and inspiring some of the longest lines in you will ever see at Dodger Stadium. It wasn’t

Ryan HockensmithAug 28, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run in the minors this season as he rehabs from a fractured arm down in Double-A. Rizzo, 35, went 2-for-2 while playing four innings at first base on Tuesday night for Somerset. His first-inning shot gave the Patriots a 1-0 lead. Tuesday was Rizzo’s third game

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a rain-delayed game he started for

The Yankees got another solid outing from Nestor Cortes, fine defensive plays across the diamond and a few timely hits to beat the Nationals 5-2 in Washington D.C. on Monday night. New York improved to 78-54 on the season and moved to 2.0 games ahead of the idle Baltimore Orioles in the AL East race.

We all know he can do it with his bat. The glove work is pretty nice too. In the midst of a scorching streak at the plate that has him threatening home run records — again — Aaron Judge made one of the best defensive plays of the season Monday night against the Washington Nationals.

Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen made baseball history Monday by becoming the first major leaguer to play for both teams in the same game. The unusual feat became possible after the June 26 game between the Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was suspended by rain. Jansen played for Toronto at the time but

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 07:15 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 HIS CONFIDENCE BEAMED, even as his aura faded. “In my mind,” Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said earlier this month,

Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, 100 losses and … a guy with a .220 batting average? It was an eventful weekend in the baseball world. Let’s jump right into five major storylines from the weekend that was in MLB. This embedded content is not available in your region. Aaron Judge cannot stop homering Three games, three

Giants’ rotation in precarious situation as Ray awaits MRI originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Giants’ playoff hopes are like a sunset slowly fading over the horizon, just not as picturesque or pleasing. San Francisco’s painful push for the postseason absorbed another gut punch when starting pitcher Robbie Ray was forced out of