A COVID-19 outbreak within the Washington Nationals organization has forced the postponement of Wednesday’s scheduled game in Philadelphia. According to Nationals manager Dave Martinez, the team currently has 12 positive cases, including four players and eight staffers/coaches. One of those players is All-Star shortstop Trea Turner, who was pulled in the first inning of Tuesday’s game after returning a positive […]

Starling Marte was one of the best rentals available on the trade market and numerous contenders were expected to be interested in the Marlins outfielder. The winner of the sweepstakes, however, was a bit of a surprise. The Athletics managed to win the bidding war for his services, and they’re paying a hefty price for the rental. Craig Mish was […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ teardown is underway as Friday’s 4 p.m. ET MLB trade deadline approaches. Outfielder Joc Pederson (Atlanta) and reliever Andrew Chafin (Oakland) have already been moved — but the team still employs a handful of available players who could be next in the coming […]

Future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer will almost certainly be traded before the July 30 trade deadline — all deals have to be finished by 4 pm ET on Friday — and the team that lands the Nationals’ ace will see a huge boost to their World Series prospects. Speaking of prospects, it will take a couple of those (at least) […]

Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The Olympics have always had a love-hate relationship with baseball. In the early decades of the games, host cities organized various exhibitions, including a contest in 1956 in Melbourne that drew 114,000 spectators, but it wasn’t until 1984 in Los Angeles that we saw the […]

Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Shohei Ohtani is turning what looked like an epic MVP race into a rout — no disrespect intended to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Source: Read Full Article

Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Shohei Ohtani’s 99th pitch in Monday night’s win against the Colorado Rockies was clocked at 100 mph. It ended the top of the seventh inning and registered as his 100th strikeout of 2021, a year when he has also accumulated a major league-leading 35 […]

A golden rematch between the U.S. and Japan. The United States and Japan have been destined to meet on the biggest stage on the softball side of the things in the 2021 Olympics, and on Tuesday, that comes to pass: The teams, which faced off in group play on Sunday night,  On Sunday, the U.S. took down Japan courtesy of […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Oakland Athletics are finalizing a trade for Chicago Cubs left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday night. The trade is pending the review of medical records. Once finalized, the Cubs are expected to get two prospects from the Athletics in […]

Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 The July 30 MLB trade deadline is approaching fast. Which star players, key veterans and intriguing prospects are changing teams? The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins got this July’s major movement started with a deal sending 41-year-old slugger Nelson Cruz to the American League […]