The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire infielder Rougned Odor from the Texas Rangers, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Rangers are expected to absorb almost the entirety of the $27 million owed to Odor, sources said. He’s due $12 million this year, $12 million in 2022 and a $3 million buyout on a $13 million club […]

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Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered a scary-looking injury to his left shoulder Monday night. The San Diego star left the game immediately, and it’s not clear when he will return to action. Tatis suffered the injury while whiffing on a breaking ball by Giants pitcher Anthony DeSclafani in the third inning in San Diego. Tatis appeared to hurt himself […]

MLB has decided on an alternate site for the 2021 All-Star Game, according to multiple reports Monday night. ESPN’s Buster Olney first reported that MLB is “expected” to move the July 13 game to Coors Field in Denver, home of the Rockies, after announcing last week that the game was being moved out of Atlanta. Reports from other journalists that […]

The Rangers on Monday allowed fans to attend their 2021 home opener, at full capacity, against the Blue Jays. The MLB organization is the first to allow full attendance at its home stadium, roughly a month after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order allowing state businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity. The announced attendance at Monday’s game was […]

Designated hitter Nelson Cruz didn't see much action in the Minnesota Twins' season-opening series in Milwaukee. So perhaps he just needed a little in-game batting practice to get back up to speed. With the bases loaded in the third inning of Monday afternoon's game against the Detroit Tigers, Cruz appeared to hit a grand slam down the right field line, […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he would not be participating in the first pitch ceremony during the Texas Rangers' home opener at Globe Life Field because of the MLB's decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta over recent voting legislation that passed in Georgia. Abbott made the announcement in an open letter to Neil Leibman, president of […]

Shohei Ohtani's historic start Sunday night started with a bang. After pitching a shutout inning to open the game at Angel Stadium, Ohtani – who was batting second in the lineup – clobbered a home run on the first pitch he saw from White Sox starter Dylan Cease. It was Ohtani's second home run of the young season, after hitting his […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani threw a baseball 101 mph in the top of the first, then hit a baseball 115 mph a half-inning later, a stirring start to a historic Sunday night for the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way sensation. Ohtani, pitching and hitting […]

The early returns certainly look good for the Baltimore Orioles. For the Boston Red Sox, it looks a lot like last season. Boston fell to their second-ever 0-3 start at Fenway Park and their first since 1948 as Trey Mancini and Austin Hays hit two-run doubles during a seven-run third inning that carried the Orioles to an 11-3 win Sunday. […]