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The 3,000 hit club is an exclusive one. Consider: in the long, long history of Major League Baseball and the proto leagues that preceded it, over 20,000 players have suited up for at least one game. Of those, just 1,421 players reached 1,000 career hits. And merely 676 of those made it to 1,500 — there are more players than that on active rosters in MLB right now. All of 299 of […]

LOS ANGELES — Another day, another ominous turn in the Shohei Ohtani health saga. Knee and bicep issues have already downgraded the two-way sensation to a one-way slugger for the remainder of the year. For the next couple of weeks, though, he is neither. Ohtani’s insistence on trying to play through aches and pains for the last three months — and the Dodgers’ unwillingness to shut him down and place […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are placing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said on Wednesday. "It’s the right thing to do," Roberts said following the Dodgers' 14-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, which Ohtani was sidelined for. "We tried to kick the bucket as much as we could." Ohtani has missed six of the last seven games due to lingering soreness in his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up top prospect Josue De Paula straight from Double-A, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The Athletic was the first to report. De Paula is expected to get at-bats at designated hitter after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani will be heading to the IL. De Paula, 21, is the No. 6 ranked prospect in baseball and the highest-rated outfielder. […]

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained right thumb. Chisholm, who had been in the midst of his best stretch this season, will be shut down for seven to 10 days. New York has 18 games left. "We just got an update that he does have a sprained right thumb that’s going to require an IL stint," manager Aaron Boone […]

Denzel Ward has a mere uphill walk to check on his new investment. The Cleveland Browns star cornerback has purchased a minority stake in the Cleveland Guardians, the team announced on Wednesday morning. Ward is the second NFL player with a tie to the greater Cleveland area to purchase a minority stake in the team this year; Kansas City Chiefs tight end and four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce — who grew […]

Aaron Judge returned to the New York Yankees after a 99-day absence caused by a broken rib, starting in right field and batting third Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies. A three-time AL MVP, Judge had missed 84 games since his last appearance on May 31. The 34-year-old skipped a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment. Judge entered hitting .248 with 17 homers, 38 RBIs and a .907 OPS. He was […]

On Monday against the Brewers, Pete Crow-Armstrong stole bases 34 and 35 of the season in a 4-3 loss for the Cubs. While Chicago’s fans can’t be thrilled about taking the L against their rivals from Milwaukee, PCA’s thievery put him into rare territory: that second steal made Pete Crow-Armstrong just the 19th member of the 35 home run, 35 steals club. It’s the 25th such player season with at […]

Will we see Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani take the mound again this season? "Most likely, no," Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton when asked about pitching again this season following the team's Monday night win at home over the Cincinnati Reds, per MLB.com. "I'm going to be focusing on hitting moving forward." Ohtani's Monday night presence in the Dodgers' lineup marked the end of a four-game absence, […]