Xuan ThaiOct 9, 2025, 05:40 PM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Former Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones has settled a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch for $9.5 million after a former financial adviser allegedly stole $2.59 million …
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Good morning, The series between the Padres and Dodgers over the past two weekends exemplify how wonderfully unpredictable and upside down baseball can be. There is the mere fact that you never would have guessed that the Padres would be in control of the National League West this morning. (Don’t lie! You wouldn’t have!) But here they are, having answered …
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The Padres announced this evening that they’ve placed outfielder Jackson Merrill on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. The move was retroactive to August 20th, and no corresponding move to replace Merrill on the roster will be announced until tomorrow. Merrill, 22, already hasn’t appeared in a game since August 17th due to his ailing ankle and …
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PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded veteran starting pitcher and longtime rotation mainstay Merrill Kelly to the Texas Rangers, Arizona Sports‘ John Gambadoro reported ahead of the trade deadline on Thursday. The D-backs received three pitching prospects in return: left-hander Kohl Drake, right-hander David Hagaman and left-hander Mitch Bratt. Drake is Texas’ No. 5 prospect on MLB Pipeline, Bratt …
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Jul 31, 2025, 05:30 PM ET The Texas Rangers made a move to bolster the top of their rotation with minutes remaining before the trade deadline on Thursday, acquiring Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Kelly, 36, is making $7 million in the final season of his contract and has put together a nice year, …
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The MLB trade deadline is just a week away, with the clock running out at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31st. I thought I would help us prepare for that moment by creating a little cheatsheet of starting pitchers who could be moved at the deadline, and others who might find themselves in starting roles after teammates leave town. …
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