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Field Level Media Feb 17, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is expected to be sidelined approximately three weeks due to a low-grade calf strain, manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday. Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, suffered the injury while fielding grounders on Friday. He is coming off

ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pablo Sandoval is back in baseball and in a familiar spot, too. The 37-year-old Sandoval will return to Giants camp as a non-roster invitee, NBC Sports Bay Area first reported Saturday, marking a return to San Francisco for a player affectionately known as

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alek Manoah didn’t look like himself when he arrived at spring training last year following a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting, according to Toronto Blue Jays teammate Kevin Gausman. “I think he tried to rush and get

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso says he’s envisioned being a “lifelong Met” as he enters the last year of club control. Alonso’s been one of the sport’s most prolific power hitters over the past five seasons. He was the 2019

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Left-hander Tanner Scott beat the Miami Marlins on Saturday in the year’s final salary arbitration case, leaving players with a 9-6 margin in decisions this year. Scott was awarded $5.7 million instead of the Marlins’ $5.15 million offer by Robert Herman,

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 12:07 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 Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever John Schreiber from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin. Schreiber, 29, was a

Feb 17, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent outfielder Randal Grichuk and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a one-year, $2 million contract that includes a mutual option for 2025, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will pay Grichuk $1.5 million this year and has a $6 million option with

Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alec Bohm beat the Philadelphia Phillies in salary arbitration Friday, clinching the players’ first winning record since 2019. The third baseman and first baseman was given a $4 million salary rather than the team’s $3.4 million offer by Brian Keller, Jeanne

Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base to clear the way for 2023 Gold Glove utilityman Ha-Seong Kim to take over the San Diego Padres‘ shortstop. This move comes one year after the Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Super-utility man Whit Merrifield and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a one-year, $8 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday. The deal includes a

Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will have an MRI after experiencing left calf discomfort while fielding ground balls on Friday, the team said. Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, is coming off a breakout season. He hit .266 with 23

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Rob Manfred announced his 2029 retirement as commissioner of Major League Baseball on Thursday in the most Rob Manfred of ways. In an answer to a

Feb 15, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There will soon be a huge job opening at Major League Baseball headquarters. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that he will step down from the job when his current contract expires in January 2029. Manfred, who is in his 10th year as commish, has overseen

Field Level Media Feb 15, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Former major league outfielder Lenny Dykstra had a stroke this week and is recovering at a Los Angeles hospital, the New York Post reported Thursday. The Post reported that Darryl Strawberry and Kevin Mitchell, teammates of Dykstra on the New York Mets, said Dykstra was in

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 15, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions The Oakland Athletics, still seeking a temporary home as they await their move to Las Vegas, met with officials from the city of Oakland and

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 15, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — A winter of trade rumors has given way to spring training for Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease, who reported to camp this week with the

Associated Press Feb 15, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The Guardians will throw the first pitch at their 2024 home opener after the earth, moon and sun align. Cleveland’s first game at Progressive Field against the Chicago White Sox will begin April 8 at 5:10 p.m. — two hours following a

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he plans to step down from the job upon the expiration of his contract in January 2029. Manfred,