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ESPN News Services Nov 1, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As anticipated, left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery exercised his $22.5 million player option to remain with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to MLB.com on Friday. A free agent after the 2023 season, Montgomery remained unsigned past the start of spring training but at the end

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Infielder Kyle Farmer and outfielder Manuel Margot became free agents Friday after the their 2025 options were declined by the Minnesota Twins. Farmer gets a $250,000 buyout instead of a $6.25 million salary for next year under a mutual option, completing a

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseason. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed in March to a $62 million,

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The White Sox declined a $25 million option on third baseman Yoán Moncada on Friday after he missed almost the entire season because of a left adductor strain. Chicago also turned down a $7.5 million option on catcher Max Stassi. Moncada, 29,

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Zack Minasian and was promoted to general manager of the San Francisco Giants on Friday, joining the Los Angeles Angels‘ Perry Minasian to make the brothers both big league GMs. The 41-year-old Zack Minasian had been the Giants’ vice president of

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade Friday. Seven double-decker buses filled with players, their families and the coaching staff rolled through streets packed on both sides with blue-clad fans.

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2024, 12:33 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 Blake Treinen glanced toward his dugout, saw manager Dave Roberts emerge from it and, for a moment, felt

Nov 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 World Series ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the championship in a stunning comeback in Game 5, with Walker Buehler the unlikely pitcher to close out the 7-6 win over the New York Yankees. First baseman Freddie Freeman was handed the World Series

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Another MLB season is in the books, and what a ride it was. The 2024 season had a little bit of everything, from incredible individual performances

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Nine-inning games in the World Series averaged 3 hours, 19 minutes in the second year of the pitch clock, up from 3:01 in 2023. The Series average was 3:24 in 2022 and 3:38 in 2021, the last season before the PitchCom

Field Level Media Oct 31, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Daz Cameron from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations. Cameron, 27, played the 2024 campaign with Oakland after three years (2020 to 2022) with the Detroit Tigers. Cameron was in the Baltimore Orioles‘ organization

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His final games were the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Kansas City

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco‘s trial in the Dominican Republic is scheduled to begin Dec. 12, the attorney’s office from Puerto Plata announced Thursday. Franco faces charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and human trafficking, which could result in a sentence of

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and guard against any further harm to Tropicana Field, the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton. The translucent fiberglass dome

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Two days before the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ postseason began, Freddie Freeman felt a twinge in his rib cage when he took a swing

Field Level Media Oct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eight members of the Baltimore Orioles elected free agency on Thursday, including Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and slugging outfielder Anthony Santander. The right-handed Burnes, 30, was 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in 32 games in his first season with the Orioles

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels for right-hander Griffin Canning on Thursday, kicking off the hot stove season with a

Associated Press Oct 31, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Mets made their first move of the offseason, agreeing Thursday to a one-year contract with 33-year-old right-hander Dylan Covey. Covey went 0-2 with a 2.66 ERA, 19 strikeouts and nine walks over 20⅓ innings in 18 games this year with