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1:54 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Right-handed reliever Jeurys Familia and left-handed reliever Brad Hand have finalized one-year contracts with the Philadelphia Phillies. A 2016 NL All-Star with the New York Mets, Familia led the majors that year with 51 saves. He has only 43 saves since 2016 and only one last season

10:58 AM ET Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. continues to be sidelined by a flexor tendon problem that he said was exacerbated during the lockout, when he couldn’t be in touch with team trainers. “I was experiencing just a not fully 100-percent-type of feeling,” McCullers told reporters at the team’s spring training site in

6:44 PM ET NORTH PORT, Fla. — Not long before Braves manager Brian Snitker hosted the first team meeting of spring training Monday morning, he texted Freddie Freeman, who was on the other side of the country. Snitker mentioned that he was about to talk to the players, joking that Freddie still had a few

8:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Andrew McCutchen and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday, confirming a report by El Extrabase. McCutchen became a free agent when the Philadelphia Phillies declined a club option for the 2022 season in November.

7:09 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sandy Koufax is set to join fellow Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson with a bronze statue at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers said Monday the unveiling will be June 18 before the team hosts Cleveland. The first 40,000 fans will receive a replica statue. Koufax’s statue had been

6:24 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will be a late arrival for what could be his final spring training. Molina, 39, is heading into his 19th and likely final season with St. Louis. The 10-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner agreed to a $10 million, one-year

6:40 PM ET The trade: The Mariners acquire LF Jesse Winker and 3B Eugenio Suarez from the Reds for LHP Brandon Williamson, RHP Justin Dunn and OF Jake Fraley Mariners fans have been sweating it out the past few days, imploring Jerry Dipoto to do something as free agents sign and other teams wheel and

6:07 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA, Fla. — Once Josh Donaldson donned the pinstripes for the first time since being acquired by the New York Yankees late Sunday night, the former American League MVP and ace Gerrit Cole decided to let bygones be bygones.

5:26 PM ET The Seattle Mariners acquired All-Star outfielder Jesse Winker from the Cincinnati Reds, the teams announced on Monday. Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suarez are headed to Seattle in exchange for right-handed pitcher Justin Dunn, outfielder Jake Fraley, 2019 second-round pick Brandon Williamson, a left-handed pitcher, and a player to be named later.

5:13 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper wants the Philadelphia Phillies to add another big bat for the lineup. The reigning NL MVP said Monday it would be a “downer” if the Phillies didn’t sign Kris Bryant, Nick Castellanos or Kyle Schwarber. The teams needs a left fielder and President Dave Dombrowski

4:00 PM ET The trade: Braves acquire 1B Matt Olson from the A’s for CF Cristian Pache, C Shea Langeliers, RHP Ryan Cusick and RHP Joey Estes Baseball is designed to break your heart, former commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti once wrote. Indeed, our favorite players get old, they get waived, they get traded — and

3:51 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Spring training is moving unusually fast this year, and that is especially true at Angels camp. The possibility of Mike Trout moving off center field and into a corner-outfield spot lasted less than 24 hours. Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon floated that as a possibility during his first

2:40 PM ET Associated Press VENICE, Fla. — Pitchers, catchers and batters will be able to appeal calls from human umpires to robo umps in the Low-A Southeast League this season, while pitch clocks, anti-shift rules and larger bases will be tried in the minors ahead of possible big league use in 2023. MLB announced

1:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., just eight months removed from a torn ACL, says he wants to play in the reigning champions’ season opener but will defer to the team’s medical staff. Acuna estimated he’s at 95% when asked Monday where he is with his power and

12:14 PM ET San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. fractured his wrist during the offseason and needs surgery that will sideline him up to three months, according to Padres GM A.J. Preller. Tatis finished third in the National League MVP voting last season, leading the NL with 42 homers in 130 games, batting .282

7:30 AM ET The trade: The New York Yankees acquire 3B Josh Donaldson, IF Isiah Kiner-Falefa and C Ben Rortvedt from the Minnesota Twins for C Gary Sanchez and IF Gio Urshela. Maybe Sunday’s late-night trade between the Yankees and Twins isn’t going to knock March Madness brackets and the return of Tom Brady from

12:43 AM ET Nelson Cruz going to the Washington Nationals on a one-year, $15 million contract is a bit of a surprising twist after rumors throughout Sunday that his likely destination was the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Diego Padres, so the signing leads to two questions: 1. What do the Nationals, a team

10:45 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TAMPA — Isiah Kiner-Falefa thought he had found a new home with the Minnesota Twins. Less than 24 hours later, he was traded to the New York Yankees alongside former American League MVP Josh Donaldson and catcher Ben Rortvedt