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DALLAS — Texas acquired slugging corner infielder Jake Burger from Miami for three minor league players Wednesday during the winter meetings, and the Rangers later signed reliever Jacob Webb to a $1.25 million contract to bolster their bullpen. The 31-year-old Webb made his big league debut with Atlanta in 2019, and also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels, set career …

MIAMI — Second baseman Ozzie Albies returned from a broken left wrist Friday and was held hitless in the Atlanta Braves’ 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. “It’s still good to see him in that lineup, I’ll tell you that.” Albies had been sidelined since fracturing his left wrist in a July 21 loss to St. Louis. Having him in …

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani stole his 49th base and moved closer to becoming the first player in major league history with 50 homers and 50 steals in a season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday night. “What a season – it is remarkable that he can hit as a DH but what’s more remarkable is …

Shohei Ohtani does it! Dodgers star first to 50-50 mark in three-homer, 10-RBI day

MIAMI — Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara took the mound on Tuesday for his first live batting practice since the 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner had Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his elbow last October. “I’ve been getting tired of just throwing bullpen,” Alcantara said before the Marlins faced the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday …

DENVER — Derek Hill had three hits and the second two-homer game of his career, Kyle Stowers had three hits and four RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 12-8 on Thursday to earn a split of their four-game series. Super fun series.” Brendan Rodgers hit two home runs and Brenton Doyle had three hits, including a double …

DENVER — Kyle Freeland went six innings, Aaron Schunk hit his first major league home run and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of four Marlins errors to beat Miami 8-2 on Wednesday night. So, it’s really cool for me, as a kid, Kid Kyle, and adult Kyle.” With the scored tied at 2 going into the bottom of the fifth, …

Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes Yankees debut, one day after being acquired from Marlins in trade

BOSTON — Jazz Chisholm Jr. made his New York Yankees debut Sunday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, one day after he was acquired from the Miami Marlins for three minor leaguers. I got here, put on the uniform and went out and played.” Chisholm said manager Aaron Boone called him Saturday and asked if playing right …

PHOENIX — Christian Walker and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the first inning, Jordan Montgomery threw six quality innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. “I did my best to be ready and I’m happy I can go out there every five days and at least …

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is starting to give the Dodgers that feeling. “You start to have that feeling like, ‘It’s Yamamoto’s day,’” manager Dave Roberts explained with a smile before first pitch. Though he gave up a first-pitch home run to Jazz Chisholm Jr., he was able to “stay calm … and execute my pitches” he said through his interpreter postgame, mixing …

CHICAGO — Jesús Sánchez hit a massive solo homer and an RBI single, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Sunday. I think right now we’re in harmony is how I would describe it.” Miami right-hander Edward Cabrera pitched five innings of three-run ball in his second start. “Just trying to make sure, coming off what happened …

The Tigers managed to bounce back in style with the first combined no-hitter in Detroit history as the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Saturday. Michael Conforto and Austin Slater hit two-run homers to lead the Giants to a win RANGERS 3, NATIONALS 8 Jeimer Candelario and Joey Meneses hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Alex …

DETROIT — Tigers star Miguel Cabrera delivered the 3,000th hit of his decorated career Saturday, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat. Still an imposing presence at 39, Cabrera made history by grounding an opposite-field single to right through the shift in the first inning of Detroit’s game …

The Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera reacts after getting his 3,000th career hit during a doubleheader opener against the Colorado Rockies. Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera delivered the 3,000th hit of his decorated career Saturday, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat. Still an imposing presence at age 39, …

CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Saturday night. “It’s not the same guy every night — there’s no way it can be, there’s no way it should be,” Reds manager David Bell said. “When you start getting confidence that somehow, someway we’re going …

Entering the season, the Dodgers’ starting pitching depth was the sturdiest strength on a loaded roster, an unmatched surplus other Major League Baseball clubs envied. Now he won’t pitch until after the All-Star break, leaving the Dodgers scrambling to cover more innings after bullpen games Sunday and Wednesday. Miami Marlins’ Garrett Cooper is tagged out at home by Dodgers catcher …

The Angels’ Matt Thaiss reacts after scoring on a sacrifice fly hit by Michael Hermosillo in the 10th inning to win the game Saturday night. On the day after television networks were alerted that Commissioner Rob Manfred might call off the season as soon as Monday, Manfred said the season would go on, with a comment that further strained the …

The Houston Astros surrendered a tiebreaking two-run single to rookie Kyle Lewis in the eighth inning of a 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, and then announced ace Justin Verlander will be shut down for at least two weeks with a strained right forearm. With his rotation currently thin due to pitchers testing positive for COVID-19, Royals manager …