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Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Justin Wilson and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $2.25 million, one-year contract, according to multiple reports. Wilson can earn an additional $750,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched: $150,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60. Boston also said

Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees‘ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told The Associated Press. Stuart Sternberg, the Rays’ principal owner,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 12:07 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 Diamond Sports Group, the largest regional sports network operator in the United States, emerged from bankruptcy Thursday, on

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Ted Williams’ Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was presented to him by fellow World War II naval aviator George H.W. Bush, is among the items up for auction from the memorabilia collection of the ballplayer’s daughter. The medal is expected to fetch

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — An arbitrator upheld five-year suspensions of the chief executives of Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm for making improper inducements to players and cut the ban of the company’s only certified baseball agent to three years. Ruth M. Moscovitch issued the ruling

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Stephen Vogt made some tweaks to Cleveland’s coaching staff following his successful first season with the club. Vogt, a finalist for AL Manager of the Year after leading the Guardians to 92 wins and an AL Central title, promoted Craig

Juan Recio Nov 13, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco on Wednesday was assigned monthly court-mandated check-ins while he awaits a court date to face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest on Sunday after an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside. Franco, 23,

Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 12:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching ace who helped the team win the 1981 World Series, died of septic shock last month, according to his death certificate. TMZ first obtained the document Tuesday. Valenzuela died Oct. 22 at age 63, a few weeks

Field Level Media Nov 12, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the field of Silver Slugger honorees by picking up the award for the seventh time in their careers. Major League Baseball revealed the 2024 Silver Sluggers on Tuesday, as

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 12, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels continued their aggressive move-making early in free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract with catcher Travis d’Arnaud, it was announced

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Brian Kaplan on Tuesday to be the team’s pitching coach. Kaplan has spent the past three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies as an assistant pitching coach and director of pitching. The Phillies had one of the best starting

Juan Recio Nov 12, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will face charges of illegal use and possession of a firearm related to his arrest in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside, public prosecutors said Tuesday. Franco, 23, was arrested in San Juan de la Maguana, 116 miles west

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the home of the Tampa Bay Rays is structurally sound and can be repaired for about $55.7 million in time for the 2026 season. The 412-page report released

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins will promote Derek Falvey to president of baseball and business operations and Jeremy Zoll to general manager as part of a front office succession plan initiated by current club president Dave St. Peter’s move into a strategic adviser role.

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona Diamondbacks second

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Atlanta Braves acquired infielder Nick Allen from the Athletics on Monday in exchange for minor league right-hander Jared Johnson. Allen batted .175 with a homer, four RBI and a .463 OPS in 41 games with the A’s last year.

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: “The matter of Mr. Rose is now closed.” Those words, which cemented Pete Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the team he managed, landed like a gavel in August 1989: authoritative, unambiguous, final — and yet wholly untrue. Rose was 83

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2024, 12:54 PM 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 NEW