Joon Lee, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate WINNING THE WORLD Series in 2020 was supposed to be one of the crowning achievements of Kenley Jansen‘s career. Instead, it marked a low point. Jansen struggled throughout the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ postseason run, eventually losing his

May 11, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Left-handed pitcher James Paxton is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut for the Boston Red Sox on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox signed Paxton in December 2021 and he spent the 2022 season rehabbing from Tommy John

May 11, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Miami Marlins top prospect Eury Perez will become the youngest pitcher in franchise history Friday when he makes his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins announced Wednesday that they will promote Perez, 20, from Double-A Pensacola to start Friday’s home game. At 20 years and 27

May 11, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris said the positive way Javier Baez responded to being removed from a game last month has helped contribute to his team’s improved play since. Baez, in the second season of a six-year, $140 million contract, was removed from a game against the Toronto Blue

May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We’re just over a month into the new MLB season, and that means it is time to start taking what we’ve seen — for better or worse — a little more seriously as the sample continues to grow. Does that mean we should buy in to unexpected starts in

Associated Press May 10, 2023, 11:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Kenley Jansen became the seventh player in major league history to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night. Jansen, who had 41 saves last

Tristan H. Cockcroft May 10, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Constructing a pitching staff in fantasy baseball is never an easy task, but doesn’t it feel like, this season, that the challenge has heightened even further? Injuries have hindered the progress of six of the game’s top-25 drafted starting pitchers from the preseason, with Robbie Ray‘s

Associated Press May 10, 2023, 12:44 AM ET NEW YORK — Jordan Diaz picked the perfect place to make a name for himself: Yankee Stadium. The little-known Oakland Athletics rookie launched three home runs Tuesday night in a 10-5 loss to the New York Yankees, joining Héctor López as the only second basemen in franchise

ESPN News Services May 9, 2023, 10:12 AM ET The Atlanta Braves placed ace pitcher Max Fried on the 15-day injured list with a strained left forearm. The roster move, announced Tuesday, marks the second IL trip this season for Fried, who also missed two weeks in April after suffering a hamstring injury on Opening

Associated Press May 9, 2023, 04:28 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Gus Varland was activated from the injured list, three weeks after getting hit by a line drive from San Diego‘s Manny Machado. The Brewers announced the move before their Tuesday night game with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Varland was pitching April 15