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Feb 2, 2025, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $35 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday night. Flaherty returns to the Tigers after departing Detroit for the Los Angeles Dodgers at

Feb 2, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Fay Vincent, who took over as Major League Baseball’s commissioner in 1989 and navigated the league through the earthquake-disrupted Bay Area World Series, has died at the age of 86, MLB announced Sunday. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer and developed complications that included bleeding, said

Field Level Media Feb 1, 2025, 09:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When Xander Bogaerts arrived at spring training one year ago, he was informed his new position was second base. This year, Bogaerts will be back at his familiar shortstop when the San Diego Padres open spring training later this month in Peoria, Ariz.

Alden GonzalezFeb 1, 2025, 09:15 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani said he is “on schedule” in his attempt to return as a two-way player this season,

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — When Ken Griffey Jr.’s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teen, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself fortunate to have roamed the New York Yankees clubhouse and hit on their field alongside so many

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana lost to their teams in salary arbitration on Saturday. Leiter will earn $2.05 million this year rather than his $2.5 million request in a decision by Allen Ponak,

Alden GonzalezFeb 1, 2025, 07:00 AM 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 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Albert Pujols grew up not 30 minutes from Estadio Quisqueya, a quaint, shaded stadium that has

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $6.1 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing. A two-time All-Star, Contreras had asked for $6.5 million and had been offered $5.6 million when proposed figures were exchanged. Editor’s Picks His deal

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 05:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Free agent pitcher Jeison Pena was suspended for 80 games on Friday under baseball’s minor league drug program and Colorado Rockies pitcher Ulises Reyes for 56 games under the program for minor leaguers assigned outside of the United States and Canada.

Associated Press Jan 31, 2025, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mickey Moniak defeated the Los Angeles Angels in salary arbitration on Friday when the outfielder was awarded a raise to $2 million instead of the team’s offer of $1.5 million. Melinda Gordon, Samantha Tower and John Woods made the decision

Tim Kurkjian Close Tim Kurkjian ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Jan 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Late in

Tisha ThompsonJan 30, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions Federal prosecutors disputed claims by Shohei Ohtani‘s former interpreter that he stole from the slugger to pay back massive gambling debts, saying

Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Catcher Jhonny Pereda was traded to the Athletics from the Miami Marlins for cash on Thursday. The 28-year-old Pereda played in 20 games last season in his first big league action, batting .231 with four RBI. At Triple-A Jacksonville, he

Alden GonzalezJan 30, 2025, 09:18 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 The Seattle Mariners filled a hole at third base on Thursday by bringing Jorge Polanco back on a one-year, $7.75 million

Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a one-year, $15.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday, uniting the future Hall of Famer with a Toronto team trying to salvage the winter after missing on high-profile free-agent pursuits. The 40-year-old Scherzer, one of the best pitchers of

Jorge CastilloJan 30, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions On Dec. 8, one

Open Extended Reactions Closer Carlos Estévez and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a two-year, $22 million contract with a club option, sources told ESPN, adding a veteran reliever to a Royals team hoping to continue its run of success after a surprise postseason appearance last year. The deal will pay Estévez $10

Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Right-hander Johan Oviedo lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in the first salary arbitration decision of the year and will earn $850,000 instead of his request for $1.15 million. Oviedo, who turns 27 on March 2, was 9-14 with