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7:00 AM ET There are a lot of great stories about Nolan Arenado‘s competitiveness, with video to back it up. Like the time he took on the tarp in San Francisco to catch a foul pop. “I can’t think of a better play I’ve ever seen on a popup,” Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper wrote in

6:05 PM ET David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Let’s get right to it: I love the James McCann signing for the New York Mets, a four-year contract for $40

5:46 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Arizona Diamondbacks assistant general manager Jared Porter is working on a deal to be the new GM of the New York Mets, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming multiple reports. A longtime

Dec 9, 2020 The Francisco Lindor trade rumors have been more reliable than any train the last five years, arriving and departing on schedule every November, before the return trip leading up to the July 31 deadline. Because Lindor is a superstar and turned down the Indians’ initial overture of $100 million in the spring

12:34 PM ET Catcher James McCann and the New York Mets are finalizing a four-year contract for $40 million-plus, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Athletic first reported the sides were close to a deal. McCann, 30, shared catching duties last season with Yasmani Grandal, whose deal with the Chicago White Sox last offseason averaged

6:37 PM ET Associated Press Dave Dombrowski wants to win again sooner rather than later. The longtime baseball executive moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in September to be a consultant for Music City Baseball but found out this week that Major League Baseball won’t entertain expansion for more than a year. As a result, Dombrowski finalized

7:02 PM ET Reliever Brandon Morrow and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a minor league deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It will mark a return to the Dodgers organization for Morrow, who pitched for the team in 2017, posting a 2.06 ERA in 45 games and appearing in all seven World

6:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent outfielder David Dahl and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a one-year deal for around $3 million, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 26-year-old Dahl was nontendered by the Colorado Rockies earlier this month but should find plenty of playing time with

1:19 PM ET Associated Press The winning bidder on over $1 million worth of memorabilia from a recent auction of Johnny Bench’s personal collection is returning the items to the Hall of Fame catcher, with whom he has been friends since 1967. Businessman Alan Horwitz, a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers who sits courtside at

12:00 PM ET This week was when the winter meetings would have taken place in Dallas and the most relevant parts for fans — a bunch of team execs and agents in the same building trying to make moves happen — and for writers — mingling/drinking with the execs, agents and writer friends — didn’t

7:00 AM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. Erik

7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — You have to commend the Chicago White Sox. In a time of uncertainty, they haven’t sat back and rested on their 2020 laurels. After making the playoffs for the first time since 2008, they’ve kept the hot stove buzzing with a pair of moves this week, trading for starter Lance

9:22 PM ET Rockies reliever Daniel Bard and longtime Royals catcher Salvador Perez are this year’s recipients of the NL and AL Comeback Player of the Year awards. Bard, 35, was a touted Red Sox prospect who saw his major league career in Boston derailed by control issues that ultimately led him to retire in

6:02 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Dave Dombrowski is finalizing a deal to take over as president of baseball operations for the Philadelphia Phillies, ending their search for a top executive with one of the most accomplished of

4:21 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Infielder Nate Lowe was traded from the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays to the Texas Rangers on Thursday for minor league catcher and outfielder Heriberto Hernandez. As part of the swap, Tampa Bay also acquired minor league infielder Osleivis Basabe and minor league outfielder Alexander Ovalles, and

1:00 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — – National League MVP Freddie Freeman was one of three Atlanta Braves selected to the All-MLB first team on Wednesday night. The slugging first baseman was joined by Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and starting pitcher Max Fried. Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was chosen for the

9:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jackson, Tennessee, lost its Double-A baseball team for next season, one of 40 cities dropped as professional affiliates as Major League Baseball went through with its plan to cut to 120 farm teams. The New York-Penn League, which started in 1939, was eliminated and the Pioneer League,

3:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former ABC baseball commentator Al Michaels was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence by baseball’s Hall of Fame. Michaels, 76, will be honored during the Hall of Fame induction weekend in July. Michaels became lead broadcaster on ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball”