Prior to 2023, Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford and Corey Dickerson were the only Rays position players to start an All-Star Game, but the club will add two more to the list after Díaz and Randy Arozarena both won the fan vote. Díaz has helped the Rays post MLB’s best record this seaso...
Jesse RogersJul 11, 2023, 06:37 AM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSEATTLE -- Will it be the Year of the Newbie at the2023 MLB All-Star Game?There are 33 -- yes,33-- first-time All-Stars on ...
Phase 2 of the 2023 MLB All-Star vote is underway. With each league's top vote-getter -- Ronald Acuña Jr. in the NL And Shohei Ohtani in the AL -- assured a starting spot, the top two vote-getters at each position, and the top six outfielders, are bat
GamecastBox ScorePlay-by-Play Final R H E Pirates (40-4818-27Away) 3 6 2 Diamondbacks (51-3825-23Home) 7 12 0 Diamondbacks beat the Pirates 7-3 to end a 4-game losing streak — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer and fellow All-Star Zac Gallen pitched seven ... ...
He hasn't matched those numbers the past two seasons, however, and while he started the All-Star Game in 2022, he was only the backup to Diaz in 2023. The projection systems forecast better numbers because they still see the youth, contact ability and elite exit velocity, but based ...
GamecastBox ScorePlay-by-Play Final R H E Astros (55-4330-21Away) 6 9 0 Athletics (27-7314-38Home) 4 7 0 Kyle Tucker hits 3 HRs and drives in 4 runs as the Astros beat the Athletics 6-4 — Houston Astros All-Star Kyle Tucker has been one of the American League’s best hitter...
the 1947 California Golden Bears. He went on to have an All-Star career, nabbing MVP honors with Boston in 1958. But it was in his 1950 season with the New York Yankees that Jensen captured his lone World Series ring. He appeared in just one game and didn't e...
From 2023-24, Coulombe tossed 81 innings with a 2.56 earned run average. He showed greatly improved rate stats, fanning 28.4% of batters faced versus a tiny 5.4% walk rate. With the Orioles, Coulombe added a cutter, scaled back his usage of a four-seamer, scrapped his changeup and ram...
of Tucker’s caliber is always a brutal blow, but Houston did fairly well in the trade. They not only added a new top prospect in third basemanCam Smith, but they also managed to bring in All-Star third basemanIsaac Paredesand bolster their rotation depth with right-handerHayden Wesneski....
Skenes has dominated since high school, refining the pitches that made him the 2023 National Pitcher of the Year and a college champion. Drafted #1 overall, he carried his success into the MLB, earning All-Star Game starter honours, NL Rookie of the Year and All-MLB First Team recognition...