SHOHEI OHTANI IS both text and subtext, the brightest light in the firmament and the candle flicker on the wall. He is right there in front of us, obvious in all his brilliance, yet slightly out of reach, his present as clear as his future is uncertain. This current edition of “Season of Ohtani” feels

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. A bankruptcy judge approved Diamond Sports Group’s request to shed its contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, prompting Major League Baseball to

Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 03:33 PM ET ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves placed left-hander Kolby Allard on the 60-day injured list Monday after he was diagnosed with nerve inflammation in his left shoulder. Allard was removed in the second inning of Sunday’s 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. He told manager Brian Snitker

Jul 18, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Shohei Ohtani has all of MLB in a state of awe. Right now, the Los Angeles Angels superstar is leading all batters in home runs and OPS, fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts per nine innings among all pitchers and first in all of MLB in wins above replacement. He’s

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 03:09 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. ANAHEIM, Calif. — The baseball sailed deep into the night sky, and Shohei Ohtani‘s bat went right along with it —

Associated Press Jul 17, 2023, 05:21 PM ET CINCINNATI — Hoping to spark a struggling offense, the slumping Cincinnati Reds promoted another top prospect on Monday and inserted Christian Encarnacion-Strand into the starting lineup against San Francisco for his major league debut. The 23-year-old infielder was batting seventh as the designated hitter. He was among

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 01:26 PM ET CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgery on his left ring finger after injuring himself during pregame warmups and will miss an additional four weeks. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Tellez was shagging fly balls in the outfield Saturday and got his finger stuck

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 04:07 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Knuckleballer Matt Waldron was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday by the San Diego Padres, who placed left-hander Adrian Morejon on the 15-day injured list because of right knee inflammation. Left-hander Ryan Weathers was returned to El Paso after serving as the 27th man

Jul 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET This season has been anything but predictable. Sure, there are teams that you expect to contend every season, such as the Braves, Yankees, Dodgers and Astros. But the first half of the 2023 season was also full of surprises. The Rangers shot up the standings with a sky-high run

ESPN News Services Jul 16, 2023, 02:27 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 33rd homer to key a tying rally in the ninth inning, and rookie Trey Cabbage scored on rookie Grae Kessinger‘s throwing error in the 10th to give the Los Angeles Angels a wild 13-12 victory over the