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10:13 AM ET Associated Press Washington Nationals left-hander Jon Lester will have surgery to have a thyroid gland removed, manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday. Lester will leave spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida, and fly to New York for the procedure. Martinez said the 37-year-old starting pitcher is expected to be back at camp

9:14 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — – Veteran left-hander Gio González has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins and will take part in their major league camp. González, a South Florida native, pitched in 12 games last year for Chicago White Sox with four starts and had an

7:00 AM ET In 1997, the Chicago White Sox famously made what is known as the “White Flag Trade.” Pitchers Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez were dealt to the San Francisco Giants at the trade deadline for a slew of prospects, effectively ending any chance the White Sox had at the postseason. The

7:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — After playing in his first game with the Philadelphia Phillies since his arrest on domestic violence charges two years ago, Odubel Herrera apologized and vowed he’s a better person. “I feel sorry because I made a big mistake,” Herrera said Tuesday. “I know some people are not

6:51 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Diamondbacks starting right fielder Kole Calhoun will have surgery Wednesday on his right knee because of a medial meniscus tear. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said on Tuesday that he wasn’t sure whether the injury would cause Calhoun to miss opening day on April 1. The manager said

6:05 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball teams will operate alternate sites similar to those used during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, delaying the beginning of the Triple-A season by at least a month, sources familiar with

12:13 PM ET The Cleveland Indians were made aware of complaints about Mickey Callaway’s sexually inappropriate behavior during his tenure as their pitching coach, despite the team’s public statements to the contrary, according to a report by The Athletic. Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti, in response to an earlier report by The Athletic

7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The last time we saw the American League East, the Tampa Bay Rays were the class of the division while the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays were putting together playoff runs of their own — and the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles were battling at the bottom

5:48 PM ET Associated Press Garrett Richards had gotten only one out during his first spring training start, loading the bases and walking in one run before the Red Sox stopped the inning after 23 pitches. Then he went back out for a 1-2-3 second inning. “It’s building blocks man,” he said after being rescued

6:37 PM ET Associated Press For Chris Owings’ first seven years in the majors, he could pop into the video room to take a look at his at-bats during a game. Then last season, the utility infielder for the Colorado Rockies had to make due with a printout. “You’d come back in the dugout and

12:10 PM ET Fantasy staff Here are Eric Karabell, Tristan H. Cockcroft, AJ Mass, Kyle Soppe, Todd Zola and Mike Sheets to discuss the the notable players they are passing on in fantasy drafts this season. Eric: Well, it depends on format to some degree, but a few players make my fade list, and for

11:13 AM ET New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says his organization was shortsighted in its hiring process while vetting former manager Mickey Callaway, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women in a recent report by The Athletic. “When we hired Mickey, Mickey was the hot commodity,” Alderson said Monday. “There were

7:00 AM ET My least favorite thing of late February: Shoveling snow for the seventh time in the month. My favorite thing: My annual scroll through all the non-roster invitees to spring training. While every team brings many of its top prospects to major league camp, it’s the veterans who make these lists interesting. You

9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services ABERDEEN, Md. — Vi Ripken, matriarch of the famed Orioles family that includes Hall of Fame son Cal Ripken Jr., has died. She was 82. Family spokesman John Maroon said Sunday that she died on Friday, a day before her birthday, in Aberdeen, where a youth stadium carries the

6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Trey Mancini received a standing ovation and applause from both dugouts Sunday during his first live at-bat after missing the 2020 season while recovering from Stage 3 colon cancer. When the Baltimore Orioles first baseman came up in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he drew a nice

4:56 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Tommy Pham knows how lucky he was to be in the starting lineup for the San Diego Padres in their spring opener on Sunday, 4½ months after he was stabbed in the lower back during an altercation in the parking lot of a strip club. It could

11:03 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Third baseman Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a four-year, $25 million contract extension that includes a fifth-year option for $10 million, sources told ESPN. The deal

7:05 AM ET What Kevin Mather did last week was to effectively trigger a klieg light over a pitch-dark, rat-infested corner of baseball. Everybody in the sport is aware of the noncompetitive behavior present among many of the 30 teams. Everybody can hear the gnawing on good faith and on the integrity of competition. Everybody