Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Left-hander Justin Wilson has agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds after his release from a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Under the agreement, Wilson can make $1 million in performance bonuses for games
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves optioned All-Star pitcher Bryce Elder to the minors on Monday, deciding to open the season with Reynaldo Lopez as their fifth starter. López, who signed a $30 million, three-year deal with the Braves in November, earned the rotation spot by allowing
Field Level Media Mar 18, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy will begin the season on the injured list due to a right forearm strain. Manager Joe Espada confirmed the news Monday following an MRI. Urquidy removed himself from Friday’s spring training game after 43 pitches, complaining of discomfort
Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 11:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco Giants and longtime public-address announcer Renel Brooks-Moon are parting ways after the sides failed to reach agreement on a contract extension. The Giants said Monday there were “extensive discussions” about a new deal after Brooks-Moon’s contract ended in December, but instead
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB season will get underway on Wednesday with the Seoul Series — the first regular-season MLB games played in South Korea. The Seoul Series will feature a two-game set between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. All eyes will be on Shohei Ohtani as he makes his official
Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Shohei Ohtani may be more than just a designated hitter this season, after all. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Ohtani – ruled out this year as a pitcher after his second surgery on his right elbow
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ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 11:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cincinnati Reds have no timeline for the return of center fielder TJ Friedl, who fractured his right wrist while trying to make a diving catch in a game on Saturday in Goodyear, Arizona. Friedl, who established himself as the Reds’ everyday center
Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joey Votto sure knows how to make an instant impression, going deep on the first pitch he faced as a member of his hometown Toronto Blue Jays. The veteran first baseman lined a 392-foot homer to left-center off Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in
Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets owner Steve Cohen doesn’t expect to sign a long-term contract with star first baseman Pete Alonso before the end of the season. Alonso has a $20.5 million, one-year contract and can become a free agent after
Field Level Media Mar 17, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas will be the team’s starter for Opening Day in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on March 28, manager Oliver Marmol announced Sunday. Mikolas is getting the nod over right-hander Sonny Gray, who is working his way back
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won’t throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow. Cole, 33, discussed his injury before Saturday’s game with Toronto. He likely will need a spring training-like period
Field Level Media Mar 16, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime major league outfielder Kole Calhoun is retiring, he announced Friday night via Instagram. “The day has come that I announce my retirement from Major League Baseball,” Calhoun, 36, began his post. “I know how extremely lucky I am to even be able
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming Major League Baseball season opener against the San Diego Padres in Seoul will provide “great memories” for him and his wife, but he will attempt to focus on baseball. Ohtani spoke
ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Third baseman J.D. Davis has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics just days after he was released by San Francisco, according to multiple reports. Davis can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, per reports. The agreement
ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing in veteran outfielder Michael Taylor on a one-year deal worth $4 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is pending a physical Taylor, who turns 33 this month, joins a team that is looking for
ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone held off discussing the condition of ace Gerrit Cole‘s elbow, saying he and general manager Brian Cashman want to speak with the AL Cy Young Award winner before making any public comments. The Yankees