BOSTON — Bolstered by Chris Sale’s first major league appearance in just over two years, the Boston Red Sox hit five homers while pounding Baltimore 16-2 on Saturday, handing the Orioles their 10th straight loss. Sale, 32, completed his return from Tommy John surgery by pitching five innings, giving up two runs on consecutive homers by Austin Hays and Trey […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten-rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the issues and […]

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar outfielder, received an injection that helped subside some of the pain in his troublesome right hip, but he is not currently partaking in any physical activity. Betts has a bone spur in that hip, Dodgers manager Dave […]

The administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has again been extended by a week through Aug. 20 — his fifth extension — a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. A civil hearing for the temporary restraining order that was obtained against Bauer is scheduled for Aug. 16-19 in L.A. Superior Court. The hearing was twice granted a […]

They built it, now Kevin Costner has opened up baseball’s Field of Dreams — the first ever Major League Baseball game in Iowa. While every time the cinematic world means reality, it can be unbelievably corny, the MLB has nailed the crossover as the Costner stole the scene with his incredible entrance to the match. Watch live coverage every week […]

As the Rockies play out the season, Sam Hilliard finds himself under the microscope. He’s just fine with that. “I have been getting a lot of playing time since I’ve been back up, a chance to show what I can do,” Hilliard said Thursday before starting in center field against the Giants at San Francisco. “I’ve always been of the […]

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has announced his retirement from baseball following hip surgery that ended his season in May. “After an extended time dealing with my injury and recent hip surgery, I informed the Orioles about my decision to retire effective today,” Davis said in a statement released by the team. “… Thank you all for the many […]

Playing at the ballpark featured in the film Field of Dreams is a “dream” many sport fanatics have held their entire lives, but for Australia’s Liam Hendrix, it’s reality. Hendrix, a closer for the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball, will take part in the league’s inaugural game in Iowa when the White Sox take on the New York […]

The White Sox and Yankees will take part in the 2021 Field of Dreams Game, but it will not be held at the iconic field. Instead, MLB has built a new stadium not too far off from the original ballpark from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.” Fans that head out to Dyersville, Iowa, can still walk over to the original […]

The email from an oddsmaker popped into my inbox at 12:34 p.m. CT on Monday afternoon, about the rapidly changing NL East, and how the Mets’ collapse — timed against the rise of the Phillies and Braves — has flipped, turned upside-down a once-boring division.  At No. 10 on a list of notes from BetOnline.ag was this: “On August 2nd, […]