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The Washington Nationals are moving All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams to second base, manager Blake Butera announced Friday. Abrams has played the position exclusively during his five seasons with the club and will swap roles with Nasim Nunez in a gradual …
A Kike Hernandez pep talk may have been the difference on Friday in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers were nursing a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. Dodgers …
The Los Angeles Dodgers are not ruling out a Shohei Ohtani return to the mound before the end of the regular season. Ohtani has gone more than a month without taking the mound for the Dodgers due to lingering injuries to his knee and bicep. The …
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Friday took a blow more common in a UFC octagon than on an MLB diamond. The Toronto Blue Jays star got hurt in the bottom of the 6th inning while trying to take advantage of some shoddy New York Yankees defense at Rogers …
Yordan Alvarez was not going to let the Houston Astros’ home run futility against George Kirby continue any longer. Kirby started Friday’s game for the Seattle Mariners in their series opener versus the Astros at Daikin Park in Houston, …
The New York Yankees are just going to have to keep on plugging along with Aaron Judge. Judge could potentially return to the team’s lineup in mid-September, Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported on Friday. Heyman did add though that the …
Edwin Diaz has blown three saves in his last four appearances, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are not giving up on their closer. Diaz returned to the Dodgers at the end of July after missing most of the season due to elbow surgery. He has been largely …
One knock-on effect from the unexpected sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is what it could mean for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Former Disney chief Bob Iger and businessman Josh Kushner agreed to purchase the Lakers from Mark Walter for $12.5 million on …
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene received some brutal injury news Thursday. Greene will need to undergo Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The timing of the procedure …
Freddie Freeman seems to have avoided the worst-case scenario after his scary tumble in Wednesday’s game. The Los Angeles Dodgers star Freeman had to leave early on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. In the top of the eighth inning at …
The New York Yankees made just a few minor moves at the MLB trade deadline, and former All-Star Alex Rodriguez wasn’t too happy with that. On Tuesday, Rodriguez joined “The Michael Kay Show,” and the former Yankees slugger said this …
Just a year ago, Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh clobbered 60 home runs en route to finishing second in the American League MVP voting. This season, Raleigh is hitting just .159 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI entering Wednesday. The Mariners …
Athletics fans may have seen the last of Big Amish this season. 2026 All-Star Nick Kurtz has missed the Athletics’ last 10 games with a lingering thumb injury. A’s manager Mark Kotsay shared an update on his status before the team’s …
Philadelphia Phillies president Dave Dombrowski understands where Bryce Harper’s plea for help came from. The Phillies’ superstar slugger spoke to reporters in late July, just days before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, and asserted that his …
Paul Skenes continues to trend the wrong way. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace Skenes drew the start on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. Skenes ended up giving up just one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts and a …
The Los Angeles Angels fired three coaches on Tuesday, and appear to have gone back on their word in doing so. The Angels announced that pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Don Chiti, and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott have all been …
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