11:56 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Reliever Jason Adam beat Tampa Bay in the first of four arbitration cases involving the Rays and will get $1.775 million instead of the team’s offer of $1.55 million. Adam was 2-3 with a career-low 1.56 ERA and a career-best eight saves in 67 relief appearances
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6:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers and veteran outfielder David Peralta have agreed to terms on a one-year, $6.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday. The deal, which is pending the completion of a physical examination, carries incentives that could increase the value to as much as $8 million. Peralta, 35, gives the
7:07 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros have signed right-hander Cristian Javier to a five-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing, the team announced Friday. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the deal — to run through the 2027 season — is for $64 million, and it includes a $2 million signing
4:29 PM ET Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado avoided arbitration Friday, agreeing to a one-year deal for $3.45 million. He had filed for $3.7 million and the Phillies’ $3.2 million. Alvarado went 4-2 with a 3.18 ERA and two saves in 59 relief appearances. He had a 5.56 ERA in 12 postseason appearances
7:00 AM ET I have now ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 MLB farm systems heading into the 2023 season along with a deeper dive into the best prospects on every National League team earlier this week. Now it is time to wrap up by ranking the top prospects on every American
8:10 PM ET If Team USA and Japan ultimately meet in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, it won’t be until the end, in either the semifinals or the championship game during the second half of March. In that scenario, Mike Trout would face off against his Los Angeles Angels teammate, two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, pinning
12:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision, starts this season and runs through 2028, when Darvish, 36, will be 42 years old. The
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Adam Ottavino never expected The Lab to turn into this. The New York Mets reliever just wanted a place in the city to throw in the offseason, something that can be hard to find here in the winter months. Heading into the 2018 season, Ottavino — then with the
8:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno, speaking to the New York Post from the MLB owners meetings Wednesday in Palm Beach, Florida, said he hopes to keep Shohei Ohtani as the two-way superstar heads into his final season under contract. Ohtani will make $30 million this season under his
2:44 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired left-hander Anthony Misiewicz from their cross-state rival Kansas City Royals for cash considerations on Wednesday. To make room on the 40-man roster, St. Louis designated right-hander James Naile for assignment on the Missouri native’s 30th birthday. The 28-year-old Misiewicz, who was expected
7:00 AM ET Last week, I ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 MLB farm systems heading into the 2023 season. Now it’s time to go deeper with my team-by-team rankings, starting with the National League followed by the American League lists later this week. A quick refresher on a key term you’ll
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock, limits on shifts and larger bases will not be used during the World Baseball Classic. The three innovations will be debuted during the spring training exhibition season that starts Feb. 24. The 20-team national team tournament runs from March 8-21, and
12:25 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Amanda Kamekona, a former star softball player at UCLA, has been hired as a minor league hitting instructor for the Cleveland Guardians. She’s the first female on-field coach in team history. Kamekona, 36, will be based at the team’s year-round complex in Goodyear, Arizona, where she’ll work with
7:00 AM ET Starting pitching used to be everything in baseball, or at least that’s the way it was billed. That has never been entirely true, but it used to be more so than it is now. The simple reason for that is the workloads even of ace starters have shrunk steadily over the years
10:28 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jon Berti reached a deal on Monday with the Miami Marlins for $2,125,000 that avoided an arbitration hearing. Berti, an infielder and outfielder, gets a $2.1 million salary this year under an agreement reached before the scheduled start of Monday’s hearing. The deal includes a
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” NEW YORK — Just outside the window of Steve Cohen’s office at Citi Field, a crane peeks its neck high into the air, finishing preparations for the installation of the largest videoboard
Feb 3, 2023 Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals finalized Zack Greinke‘s $8.5 million contract for the upcoming season on Friday, bringing back a well-known and veteran arm to their otherwise young starting rotation. The deal for the 39-year-old right-hander includes up to $7.5 million in performance bonuses. He made $13
Feb 4, 2023 SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. spent his Friday out in the community, visiting children at a local elementary school and spending time with members of the United States Marine Corps as part of the San Diego Padres‘ goodwill tour throughout the city. The following morning, he was back inside Petco Park,
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