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Almost a 12 months after buying and selling Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals are struggling as anticipated — and it'll nonetheless be some time earlier than that deal may be absolutely evaluated. ...

When he makes his debut, “Christian Encarnacion-Strand” will turn into the longest full title on report in Major League historical past, in response to analysis carried out by MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Considering each first and final names (and together with the hyphen inside the latter), the Reds prospect will get credit score for 27 characters. That simply beats out the Twins’ Simeon Woods Richardson, who debuted with a 22-character title in 2022. The analysis considers the title the participant chooses to go by – so Trout is Mike, not Michael – and any areas or hyphens both inside the first title or final title itself, however not between first and final, are counted. Longest full names in Major League historical past:1. Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 27 characters (debuting with 2023 Reds...

Now that we’re previous the All-Star break and into mid-July, MLB’s already tight playoff races are solely going to warmth up extra. The sport has no scarcity of shock playoff contenders, together with however not restricted to the Orioles, Rangers, D-backs and Reds, so the second half of the season will function a litmus check for a way reliable these upstart groups are. All 4 of those groups shall be put to the check in high-profile matchups this week. Among different key showdowns, Cincinnati will face Arizona in a battle of thrilling younger NL groups, whereas Texas will host Tampa Bay in a battle for AL supremacy. Those matchups, and extra, are included in our 5 collection to observe through the week of July 17: Dodgers (53-39) at Orioles (57-35)3 video games (Monday-Wednesday) Head t...

PHILADELPHIA -- Nine months later, Josh Hader lastly confronted Bryce Harper within the huge spot. Nine months later, the Phillies nonetheless gained. Harper hit a two-out single to middle area off Hader within the tenth inning to carry house the tying run in Sunday’s 7-6 victory over the Padres in 12 innings at Citizens Bank Park. Kyle Schwarber’s one-out, walk-off sacrifice fly within the twelfth gained it. In between, the Phillies acquired extra incredible pitching from a bullpen that has been baseball’s greatest since mid-April. “Everybody knows we fight until the end,” Harper stated. “They talk about us being the Fightins’, right?” The Phillies gained three out of 4 video games within the NLCS rematch to maneuver 9 video games over .500, tied for his or her greatest mark this season. ...

As the clock ticks down towards the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline, potential consumers have a few choices. They can patch holes and fortify the perimeters of the roster with low-key depth strikes. Or they will go large. While an Ohtani deal on the Deadline may be unprecedented in some methods, trades of stars right now of 12 months do occur. Some of MLB’s largest names have moved throughout Deadline season through the years, together with Hall of Famers equivalent to Rickey Henderson (1993), Greg Maddux (2006) and Ken Griffey Jr. (2008). But what if we put the concentrate on the season in query, fairly than the participant’s whole physique of labor? Since the Trade Deadline moved from June to July 31 in 1986, there have been 28 gamers who've been dealt between July 1 and the Deadline throughout a ...

ANAHEIM -- A wild 24 hours of baseball at Angel Stadium got here right down to a matter of  inches. A sequence by which the Astros and Angels mixed for 54 runs and 14 house runs got here right down to a defensive play. A day after the Astros suffered a gut-punch loss to the Angels, they turned the tables Sunday night time. “That was big,” mentioned McCormick, who was 7-for-11 with three homers within the sequence. “It felt like the identical actual sport as [Saturday] night time, simply the opposite means round. It was good to return again and win that sport. It was big to get some momentum into the off-day tomorrow and convey that into Colorado." One day after blowing a six-run lead within the seventh inning with ace pitcher Framber Valdez and coughing up a three-run lead within the ninth...

DENVER — Josh Donaldson may very well be heading again to the New York Yankees‘ injured listing after injuring his proper calf whereas operating out a floor ball within the seventh inning of a 6-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night time. ...

NEW YORK -- Sent as much as bunt by Mets supervisor Buck Showalter, Luis Guillorme had failed. His first try careened foul. His second practically struck his cleat, inflicting Guillorme to toss his bat down in frustration. Guillorme is an effective bunter. He has all the time been bunter. In this season of spiraling frustration, his incapacity to take action with the successful run on second base stung. But, as Guillorme chuckled on reflection, what occurred subsequent was “a little bit better.” Rather than try to bunt with two strikes, Guillorme turned on a Nick Robertson pitch and slashed it down the right-field line, previous Freddie Freeman for a walk-off, RBI double within the tenth inning of a 2-1 win over the Dodgers. “That’s why Buck’s our manager,” Mets nearer David Robertson men...

CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez had surgical procedure on his left ring finger after injuring himself throughout pregame warmups and can miss an extra 4 weeks. ...

Trea Turner is likely one of the quickest males in baseball. He's within the 99th percentile for dash velocity. He's stolen 21 bases, tied for fourth within the National League. But none of that, evidently, was fairly sufficient for teammate Bryce Harper on at the present time. After lacing a one-out double into the right-field nook within the sixth inning on Sunday, Harper watched Turner motoring across the bases, smelling an RBI alternative. The speedy Turner stopped at third, although, and Harper wasn't going to let him neglect it. He jokingly gestured together with his palms up at Turner like, hey man, you could not rating on that? Then Harper flashed a 3 and a 0 at Turner and feigned a sluggish limp, reminding Turner of the model new decade he entered when he celebrated his birthday o...