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MLB Power Rankings Week 24: Brewers on rise, Rangers fall
More Teams. More Games. Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney give their case for the Astros and Phillies filling the top spot in the MLB power rankings. (2:39) Midway through September, the 2023 playoff picture is quickly taking shape. The Braves became the first team to secure a postseason berth this past weekend and followed that […]
Continue readingMatt Olson hits 51st HR, tying Braves’ single-season record
More Teams. More Games. Matt Olson extends his MLB lead with his 51st home run of the season, and ties Andruw Jones for most long balls in a season for the Braves. (0:23) PHILADELPHIA — Andruw Jones had a hunch when the Atlanta Braves traded for Matt Olson in 2022 — then immediately signed him […]
Continue readingOlson clubs 49th, 50th home runs; 1 shy of Jones’ Braves mark
More Teams. More Games. Matt Olson slugs two home runs off of Michael Lorenzen to reach 50 home runs on the season. (0:56) PHILADELPHIA — Matt Olson was raised an Atlanta Braves fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise’s single-season home run list. Hall of Famers […]
Continue readingAtlanta Braves clinch sixth straight playoff berth
More Teams. More Games. Ronald Acuna Jr. hits a two-run single to give the Braves a 3-2 lead over the Pirates. (0:32) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves became the first team to clinch a playoff berth, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday as Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Atlanta (93-49) […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani takes swings, nears return to Angels’ lineup
Ohtani wasn’t in the Angels’ starting lineup for the fourth straight game when they hosted the Cleveland Guardians, but Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said the two-way superstar might be available to pinch hit. “He’s moving around good,” Nevin said. “The swings were close, but not close enough to start tonight. So we may ramp […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani, dealing with oblique tweak, out of Angels’ lineup
Ohtani was still undergoing evaluations by the time Angels manager Phil Nevin spoke to the media roughly three hours before the first pitch of a game against the first-place Baltimore Orioles, and he has yet to be placed on the injured list. It’s important to note why: Ohtani wants to keep playing. The Angels, 10 […]
Continue readingMLB September predictions: Playoff races, awards, more surprises
Which of the current contenders will be headed to the playoffs come October? Which teams will have narrowly missed the cut? How will the division races shape up? Who will reach the Fall Classic? Who are the favorites to win the MVP and Cy Young awards? At the end of his historic season for the […]
Continue readingA’s owner Fisher says Vegas relocation application filed, points finger at Oakland
More Teams. More Games. Zack Gelof slugs a two-run home run to give the Athletics a 7-5 lead. (0:17) The Oakland Athletics have submitted their application for relocation to Major League Baseball, owner John Fisher told ESPN on Thursday, putting the team one step closer to a future in Las Vegas. The fate of the […]
Continue readingAngels’ Shohei Ohtani has elbow tear, won’t pitch again this season
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels don’t yet know whether Ohtani will need surgery to repair the UCL ligament. Ohtani left the mound in the middle of an […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani hits 44th HR, then leaves mound with arm fatigue
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani left the mound in the middle of an at-bat during the second inning Wednesday because of arm fatigue, the Los Angeles Angels said. Ohtani had a 2-2 count on Cincinnati Reds third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand when the Angels’ training staff came out to check on him following a 94 mph […]
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