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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent through 5 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 17. Aoyagi, a 5-foot-11 right-hander who turns 31 on Wednesday, was 2-3 with

Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Brent Strom was hired Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ assistant pitching coach. Brent Strom, who was previously a pitching coach with the Diamondbacks, will now be an assistant pitching coach for the Pirates. Chris Coduto/Getty Images The 76-year-old will work with Oscar Marin,

Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes was elected to the Major League Baseball Players’ Association eight-man executive subcommittee Wednesday just six months after his big league debut. Also new to the committee are American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik

Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — South Korean All-Star second baseman Hyeseong Kim was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Thursday through 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 3. Kim, who turns 26 on Jan. 27, has

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 08:50 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 — Blake Snell donned a white Los Angeles Dodgers jersey with a red No. 7 on

Field Level Media Dec 3, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Athletics’ new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher is still expected to foot his share of the bill. In a letter to the Las Vegas stadium authority, U.S. Bank senior vice president

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 08:50 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 — Juan Soto‘s much-hyped free agency is nearing its final stages, with a source familiar with

Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028 to 2046. Snell’s $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money

Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday they have a reached an agreement with Diamond Sports Group to continue broadcasting their games next season. The Royals are one of four Major League Baseball franchises that are part owners of their regional

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 3, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $10.75 million contract, sources told ESPN, bolstering a Boston bullpen in

Dec 2, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers on Monday signed veteran catcher Kyle Higashioka to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2027. Higashioka, 34, played for the San Diego Padres last season, after being a part of the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees last offseason.

Field Level Media Dec 2, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In response to an ultimatum from the Pinellas County (Fla.) Commission last week, the Tampa Bay Rays said in a letter Monday that their deal to build a new $1.3 billion ballpark is still “in effect.” The letter was the latest salvo in

Associated Press Dec 2, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hall of Fame players Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Tony Pérez, Lee Smith and Ozzie Smith are among 16 members of the classic era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall ballot that includes Dick Allen, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Retired

ESPN News Services Dec 2, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in their first big offseason move, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with the veteran left-hander, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports. Boyd, 33, can earn an additional $1 million

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions When Willy Adames plays, his teams win. That, plus a dream walk year, has made him a highly sought-after free agent, one who’s preparing to cash in after years

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 1, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Frankie Montas and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, adding a veteran

Associated Press Nov 30, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Jared Porter acknowledged he sent an inappropriate text message to a reporter while he was a Chicago Cubs executive in 2016, which led to the New York Mets firing him as general manager in 2021 after just 38 days. Porter made his first public comments on his

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 29, 2024, 05:39 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 Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $74 million contract extension that will keep the National League Championship