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From the perspective of intensity, Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor had a very good home run celebration Saturday. From the perspective of self-preservation, maybe not so much. Naylor put the Guardians ahead in the fifth inning with a two-run homer, the pivotal point of a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. As he approached first

Getty Images The New York Mets on Saturday placed catcher Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left thumb. In corresponding moves the club recalled catcher Tomas Nido from Triple-A and designated left-hander Kolton Ingram for assignment in order to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Nido. During Alvarez’s absence,

No other player has dominated any level of professional baseball this season like Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has dominated Triple-A. Through four starts, the first overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft has struck out 27 with five hits allowed in 12 2/3 innings. His ERA is 0. He has faced 47 batters total,

Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey’s Best Thing in Baseball this week is Andrew McCutchen’s 300th career homer in a 9-2 Pirates victory over the Phillies. Video Transcript RUSS DORSEY: What’s going on, guys. Russ Dorsey, national MLB insider for Yahoo Sports here with you. And it’s time for the best thing I saw

Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions THE BASEBALL SWING is a puzzle, an ever-changing riddle. Even for the best hitters in the world, the fragility of the swing is palpable. Every minuscule

Shwetha Surendran, ESPNApr 17, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Close Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Open Extended Reactions Ippei Mizuhara’s alleged theft of at least $16 million from his former employer, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, shocked the sports world, but the story of a celebrity getting fleeced by a

It started so well for Jack Leiter and the Texas Rangers during their 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Marcus Semien led off the game with a home run. That was followed by the 23-year-old Leiter, making his MLB debut, throwing three straight strikes in his first three pitches to get Riley

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,”