ESPN Jul 9, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2023 MLB draft begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the Pittsburgh Pirates starting things off with the No. 1 overall pick. Will the Pirates take one of the three SEC stars (Wyatt Langford, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews)

Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 06:35 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs a third elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season, manager Kevin Cash said Saturday. Rasmussen’s surgery is scheduled for July 24, and the procedure will be done by Dr. Keith Meister. “Unfortunately,

ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 04:35 PM ET NEW YORK — Texas will become the first team in 47 years to have five position players start in the All-Star Game after the Rangers’ Adolis Garcia was picked Friday to join the American League lineup as an injury replacement. Garcia was named to the AL

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Editor’s note: This story originally ran in March, as Dylan Crews was leading the LSU Tigers to an eventual national championship. Now he’s expected to

ESPN News Services Jul 7, 2023, 09:55 PM ET DETROIT — Alek Manoah won for the first time since April 5, allowing one run on five hits in six innings of a triumphant return to the rotation as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Associated Press Jul 7, 2023, 12:48 AM ET NEW YORK — The 12th ejection of Brandon Hyde’s managerial career was his most unusual. Hyde was tossed in the eighth inning of the Baltimore Orioles‘ 14-1 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night after he argued with Dan Iassogna. The plate umpire had just

Jul 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 MLB draft is just around the corner, so we asked three of our own MLB experts to try their hand at selecting a first round consisting of this year’s top prospects. The rules were simple: Jeff Passan, Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez snake drafted through 10 rounds

Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 04:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox placed right-hander Joe Kelly on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with right elbow inflammation. The White Sox also recalled right-hander Nick Padilla from Triple-A Charlotte. Jimmy Lambert, another right-hander, was added to the roster as the 27th player for the team’s

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 5, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Pete Alonso is going to get his Home Run Derby grudge match against Julio Rodriguez. And this time it will be in front of a partisan crowd. The first-round

Jul 5, 2023, 05:00 PM ET It’s almost time for the 2023 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby! Spots for the most anticipated baseball event of the summer are filling up fast, and some of the biggest names in MLB will be taking aim at the T-Mobile Park bleachers on July 10 (8 p.m. ET on