3:11 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that large sports venues around the state — with a capacity of 10,000 people or more — can reopen at 10% capacity. The Brooklyn Nets have been approved to allow fans to return to Barclays Center beginning Feb. 23 against the Sacramento
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Free agent former All-Star right-hander Mike Foltynewicz has signed a $2 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers. The Rangers announced the agreement with the 2018 NL All-Star on Wednesday. Outfielder Adolis Garcia was designated for assignment to make room on their roster. Foltynewicz, 29, made only
12:39 PM ET Free-agent reliever Brandon Kintzler has agreed to a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The 36-year-old gets a base salary of $3 million if he makes the team, with incentives that could push the deal to $4 million. Kintzler turned down a major league offer from
7:00 AM ET Last week, we took a snapshot of the lineups across Major League Baseball as we begin to look forward to the scheduled opening of spring training. Today, we do the same for the starting rotations. As with the hitters, there is still room for a little last-minute juggling. When the Los Angeles
8:07 PM ET Major League Baseball has updated its code of conduct pertaining to harassment and discrimination and also has established an anonymous tip line in the wake of recent stories detailing alleged harassment by since-fired New York Mets general manager Jared Porter and currently suspended Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway. The code
5:27 PM ET Left-handed reliever Jake McGee is leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers to join the rival San Francisco Giants, agreeing to a two-year, $7 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. McGee, who went 3-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 24 appearances for the Dodgers in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, could get
5:23 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Outfielder Adam Duvall agreed to terms Tuesday on a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins. At 32, Duvall will provide power and a veteran bat to a team that is expected to rely heavily on developing youngsters. Duvall hit 16 home runs last year for Atlanta, which would
4:05 PM ET Associated Press The Milwaukee Brewers have signed former All-Star pitcher Jordan Zimmermann to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league camp, the team announced Tuesday. Zimmermann, who turns 35 on May 23, pitched in just three games for the Detroit Tigers last season due to a forearm injury
12:12 PM ET Major League Baseball players won’t be required to take a COVID-19 vaccination, though it will be strongly encouraged by the players’ union and the league when the time comes. The voluntary program won’t proceed until health officials deem it appropriate, but players who are otherwise eligible for a vaccine, before league implementation,
10:47 AM ET ESPN News Services Infielder Jonathan Villar will be joining his fifth team in four seasons, agreeing to a one-year deal with the New York Mets, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The deal is for $3.55 million, according to multiple reports. His agreement with the Mets was first reported by MLB Network.
7:00 AM ET Trevor Williams thought there was no way the Pittsburgh Pirates would cancel his bobblehead day. Amid the initial chaos following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the announcement of a delay to the 2020 Major League Baseball season, the starting pitcher at first figured they’d need to wait only an extra week or
8:57 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back Yadier Molina for an 18th season, the team announced Monday. St. Louis agreed to a one-year deal with the catcher, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, confirming multiple reports. Molina is a rarity, having spent his entire career — 2,025 games — with the Cardinals.
10:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings will return for a second straight season under an agreement for 2021 health protocols reached Monday between Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The deal did not include last year’s experimental rule to extend the
5:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs amid a years-long surge in home runs, a source confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. MLB anticipates the changes will be subtle, and a memo to teams last week cites an independent lab that found the new balls
4:10 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels and two-way player Shohei Ohtani agreed on a two-year, $8.5 million contract on Monday, a deal that provided both sides with cost certainty for two of Ohtani’s three remaining arbitration years. Ohtani and the Angels exchanged arbitration figures in the middle of January and the midway point was
2:13 PM ET While the Chicago Cubs continue an internal investigation into former executive Jared Porter’s misconduct with a female reporter, the team is planning on making changes to its hiring process. Speaking publicly for the first time since Porter was fired last month as the New York Mets‘ general manager, Cubs president of baseball
12:39 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle to a one-year contract Monday. Doolittle, 34, had a down-year last season for the Washington Nationals during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, going 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA in 11 appearances. But he saved 75 games over the previous three seasons and was instrumental
7:00 AM ET Now that Trevor Bauer is heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Marcell Ozuna is returning to the Atlanta Braves, and Nelson Cruz is going back to the Minnesota Twins, all of this winter’s top 10 free agents are finally off the board. But there are still some good players available the week