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Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won a record $19.9 million in salary arbitration Wednesday when a three-person panel picked his request rather than the Toronto Blue Jays‘ $18.05 million offer. Scott Buchheit, Walt De Treux and Jeanne Charles made the decision a day

Field Level Media Feb 7, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-hander Max Castillo off waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Phillies designated outfielder Simon Muzziotti, 25, for assignment. Castillo, 24, was 0-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 20 1/3 innings over seven

Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Ten months from free agency, Jose Altuve knew what he wanted. “Houston is my home,” he said. He achieved his goal to remain with the Astros, agreeing to a contract that will pay $125 million from 2025 to 2029, when he will

Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — There will be another member of the Smith-Njigba family playing for a Seattle team after the Mariners claimed outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba off waivers on Wednesday. The brother of wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks had previously played in the Pittsburgh

Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox will be the focus of a pair of new Netflix shows. The streaming service will follow the team through the 2024 season and present a documentary series in 2025 that will be produced and directed by Greg

Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Baltimore outfielder Austin Hays, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, Houston utilityman Mauricio Dubón and New York Mets reliever Phil Bickford won their salary arbitration cases on Tuesday, giving players a 4-2 advantage with 12 cases still pending. Hays was awarded

Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — A teachers’ union political group has filed a second legal effort seeking to block Nevada from spending taxpayer funds to build a baseball stadium on the current site of the Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip for the relocated Oakland

Feb 6, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Second baseman Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Altuve was set to hit free agency after this season, but he will now remain with the team for which he has played since

Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn’t exactly extending a warm embrace to the Oakland Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city. In fact, Goodman said the team’s stadium plan “does not make sense” and that A’s ownership should

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:39 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 Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached agreement on a new contract, ensuring that one of

Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals owner John Sherman remembers hanging along the fence at spring training in Arizona back in 2020, shortly after he had purchased the club from David Glass, and watching top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. rip line drives to every part

Feb 6, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The calendar has turned to February, and you know what that means — baseball is back! Spring training is finally here (despite several big-name free agents still being available), and MLB teams will start reporting to their camps in Arizona and Florida as soon as Friday,

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Four days after trading Corbin Burnes, the Milwaukee Brewers added to their pitching staff by agreeing to a deal with free agent right-hander Jakob Junis, a source told ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. The deal, which is pending a physical, is for one year and

Field Level Media Feb 5, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Reds signed two-time All-Star infielder and Cincinnati native Josh Harrison to a minor league contract. The deal announced Monday by Harrison’s agency, MSM, includes an invitation to spring training. Harrison, 36, is a career .270 hitter over 1,208 games in 13 seasons

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 5, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on an 11-year, $288.8 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, a staggering guarantee that

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 01:19 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 Los Angeles Dodgers changed the complexion of the back end of their bullpen on Monday, trading left-hander

Feb 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Players soon will be reporting to camps, and yet, some of the top free agents still haven’t signed. So while we wait, let’s take a look ahead toward the start of the 2024 season. Where does every team stand heading into spring training? Did the Dodgers’

Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reliever José Cisnero and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Saturday to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. A right-hander who turns 35 on April 11, Cisnero was 3-4 with two saves and a 5.31 ERA in 63 games last year in his