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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly is closing in on an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, a

ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The Marlins are finalizing an agreement to hire former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to the Miami Herald on Friday. Kapler was fired by the Giants with three days left in the 2023 regular

Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Oscar Gonzalez, whose walk-off single beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the 2022 AL Division Series, was claimed by New York off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. The 25-year-old outfielder is a right-handed hitter and batted .214 with

Dec 1, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLB’s winter meetings begin Monday in Nashville, and it figures be an action-packed week of rumors, signings and trades. We’ve got it all covered for you right here, from our experts’ predictions heading into the meetings to the latest updates and analysis as the moves go

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Kenta Maeda sees a lot of the Old English “D” on jerseys and caps in Japan. “That’s a pretty cool-looking logo,” he said. “I think a lot of people in Japan are already wearing hats and jerseys not knowing it’s the Detroit

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was voted the majors’ best designated hitter on Thursday and joined David Ortiz as the only players to win the award three years in a row. Ohtani won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after hitting .304 with

ESPN News Services Nov 29, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Speedy utilityman Garrett Hampson and the Kansas City Royals agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract, the team announced. The deal is for $2 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Hampson started at six positions last season for Miami and

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 02:39 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Nick Martinez and the Cincinnati Reds agreed on a two-year, $26 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN, capping

Nov 29, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Luis Severino and the New York Mets have agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Severino, 29, will join the Mets and a rotation in significant need of help after spending his eight-year career

Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Andre Dawson says he sent a letter to baseball Hall of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark asking to change the cap on his plaque from the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs, a decision by the hall he disagreed with as soon

Associated Press Nov 28, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Reliever Liam Hendriks and outfielder Cody Bellinger were selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Tuesday. The pair, both free agents, were chosen in voting by MLB.com beat writers. Hendriks, a 34-year-old right-hander, made his season debut on

Associated Press Nov 28, 2023, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After serving as Mark Kotsay’s bench coach with Oakland in 2022, Brad Ausmus stayed home in California this year. “This past summer I didn’t do anything. I got a little bit bored, to be honest with you,” he said Tuesday, a

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 28, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions If the Oakland A’s leave for Las Vegas, the East Bay will still have a baseball team to root for. The Oakland B’s. A consortium of

Associated Press Nov 27, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hall of Fame players Jeff Bagwell, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons and Jim Thome are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall of Fame ballot that includes managers Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderNov 27, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Jason Heyward is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a one-year deal for $9 million,

Nov 27, 2023, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free agent pitcher Sonny Gray, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Gray, 34, joins a revamped Cardinals rotation that also includes recent free agent additions Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson. Gray is coming off a strong

Nov 26, 2023, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent right-hander Kenta Maeda will remain in the AL Central next season, agreeing to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Maeda, 35, went 6-8 with a 4.23 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 21 games for the

Associated Press Nov 24, 2023, 12:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the Mets, died Friday. He was 74. Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a short illness, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said. Selected by the Mets in the second round