SAN DIEGO — The sellout crowd came to cheer Juan Soto in his first game with the San Diego Padres. He went bonkers when Brandon Drury hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw with his new team. Feeding off the energy of Soto and the crowd, the new-look Padres routed the Colorado … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are paying tribute to legendary broadcaster Vin Scully by wearing a commemorative black patch featuring a microphone and “Vin” on their uniforms. Scully, whose 67-year career calling games in Brooklyn and Los Angeles made him the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in sports history, died Tuesday night … Read more
SAN DIEGO– Juan Soto arrived at Petco Park promising to bring “good vibes” to the San Diego Padres and issuing a warning to opposing teams. Tea acquisition of the 23-year-old generational talent in perhaps the biggest deadline deal ever energized the Padres and their long-suffering fans, and there’s more to come. Soto and Josh Bell … Read more
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LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose sweet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. “We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement. … Read more
11:54 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres have agreed to a deal to acquire superstar outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Soto has been … Read more
The A’s hit a reset button this spring by trading away a handful of stars with an eye towards the future. Holding one of the marquee names of the 2022 Trade Deadline in Frankie Montas, the rebuild continued on Monday, with the right-hander going to the Yankees along with relieving Lou Trivino for four Minor … Read more
Frankie Montas has been on the trade block so long, he put up four houses and a hotel there. Fortunately for everyone concerned, he’s got a new home, as the Yankees feels like four player package to Oakland for Montas and reliever Lou Trivinoa deal that feels like Oakland sold low and didn’t get enough … Read more
The Houston Astros acquired first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles as well as catcher Christian Vazquez from the Boston Red Sox. The Mancini deal, announced Monday by the Astros, is a three-team trade that also involved the Tampa Bay Rays. Besides Mancini, the Astros received minor league right-hander Jayden Murray from the Rays, … Read more
4:35 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Tea New York Yankees have acquired right-handed starter Frankie Montas and closer Lou Trivino in a deal with the Oakland Athleticsthe Yankees announced Monday. The A’s are receiving left-handers Ken Waldichuk and … Read more