Miguel Cabrera swung his way into MLB history Sunday afternoon. Cabrera kick-started Detroit’s scoring in the team’s 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays with a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning. The home run was the 500th of Cabrera’s career, he became the 28th player in MLB history to reach that milestone. FAGAN: One simple request for new […]

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud celebrated his new two-year, $16 million contract extension with a two-run homer in Friday night’s 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. D’Arnaud recently rejoined the first-place Braves after missing more than three months with a thumb injury. The extension includes an $8 million club option for 2024 with no buyout. The streaking Braves finalized the […]

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has purchased a stake in the Milwaukee Brewers, the team announced Friday. Antetokounmpo is following the model of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: small-market star investing in the local baseball franchise, which Mahomes did in joining […]

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate This season’s seven City Connect uniforms were polarizing among fans, but Major League Baseball considers them a success. The Nike alternates, according to league officials, are not only here to stay — there will be 23 others by the end of 2023 — they are helping to set the stage […]

Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN The Magazine. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and vehemently believes there was room for Jack on the door. Memorabilia leviathan Fanatics, continuing its push into the collecting space, has cemented a deal with Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association for the exclusive licenses to produce baseball cards. […]

The Little League World Series is underway with 16 teams from across the U.S. coming to Williamsport, Pa., to face off in this year’s tournament.  The United States, which will be the only nation with teams this year, has seen its states win in each of the past two series, the longest streak for the nation since it won five […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn was ejected from his start against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday after tossing his belt to umpires from the dugout during a foreign-substance inspection. After getting the third out in the top of the fourth inning, Lynn came off the mound […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Pillar hit a three-run home run in the 12th inning, lifting the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Wednesday hours after the team’s owner called out its hitters for a lack of production. With his club stuck in a five-game skid, Mets owner Steve Cohen tweeted Wednesday morning that “it’s hard to […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Add new San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Arrieta to the team’s list of walking wounded after he left his start against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday with a mild left hamstring strain. Arrieta, 35, gave up five runs in 3.1 innings before exiting. His last pitch was hit […]

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