ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 02:14 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers star pitcher Jacob deGrom, six days after reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, said Sunday morning that the hardest part is behind him. “That’s when you’re dreading going in and getting it done,” deGrom

Jun 18, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann landed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a sprained left ankle. McCann, 33, injured his ankle Saturday sliding into first base and was considered day-to-day, but the Orioles elected to put him on the injured list. In his first season with Baltimore, McCann

Jun 17, 2023, 03:11 PM ET The Colorado Rockies designated Dinelson Lamet for assignment on Saturday and recalled fellow right-hander Gavin Hollowell from Triple-A Albuquerque. The move for Lamet comes one day after he struggled mightily in an 8-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Lamet allowed a career-worst eight runs on five hits — including

Jun 17, 2023, 10:55 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed right-hander John Brebbia on the 15-day injured list and Wilmer Flores on the 10-day injured list Saturday ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brebbia has a Grade 2 lat strain that is expected to sideline him four to eight weeks, according

ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 03:48 PM ET David Freese, whose heroics in the 2011 postseason led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title, has decided after “an extreme amount of thought” to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame, he announced Saturday. “This is something that I have

ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Los Angeles Angels first baseman Gio Urshela has a left pelvis fracture, the team said Friday, and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. Urshela had missed the prior four games with back soreness but he fell down awkwardly Thursday at Texas. He was on

Jun 16, 2023, 05:15 PM ET The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list because of right biceps inflammation. In a corresponding move, the White Sox recalled right-hander Jesse Scholtens from Triple-A Charlotte. Clevinger, who had an IL stint in late May with right wrist inflammation, left Wednesday’s start against

ESPN News Services Jun 15, 2023, 08:09 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team to 50 wins, and for the Oakland Athletics splitting a four-game series against baseball’s best spelled success. At 50-22, the Rays reached 50 wins in the fewest games in franchise history, and it’s tied for

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 07:18 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” JAC CAGLIANONE WAS a freshman in high school in 2018 when Shohei Ohtani arrived in Major League Baseball. Like so many, the 15-year-old Caglianone marveled at Ohtani’s ability to

ESPN News Services Jun 15, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Federal authorities announced charges against a ring of nine people for thefts of millions of dollars worth of paintings, sports memorabilia and other valuables including World Series rings belonging to baseball legend Yogi Berra and an MVP trophy awarded to New York Yankees teammate Roger Maris.