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Associated Press Nov 25, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Robinson Chirinos replaced Fredi González on Monday as the Baltimore Orioles‘ bench coach under manager Brandon Hyde. Chirinos, 40, was a big league catcher in 11 seasons through 2022, finishing with the Orioles. He hit .226 with 95 homers and 306 RBIs

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi is in agreement with the Los Angeles Angels on a three-year, $63 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Kikuchi, 33, had a great

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Rico Carty, who won the 1970 National League batting title when he hit a major-league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media Sunday. No further details on Carty’s

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 11:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The Colorado Rockies agreed to a one-year deal Saturday with infielder Kyle Farmer after the decision to non-tender Brendan Rodgers, a move that made the former first-round pick a free agent. Farmer spent last season with the Minnesota Twins and batted .214

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Chris Woodward has been named first-base coach by the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking his second stint on manager Dave Roberts’ staff. The Dodgers made the announcement Friday night. Woodward was the Dodgers first-base coach from 2016 to 2018 before leaving to

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Outfielder Austin Hays and right-hander Kyle Finnegan — both former All-Stars — and second baseman Brendan Rodgers were among 62 players who became free agents Friday when their teams failed to offer them 2025 contracts. Right-hander Jordan Romano, left-hander Patrick Sandoval

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers agreed to terms on new contracts for right-handed pitchers Dane Dunning and Josh Sborz ahead of Friday night’s tender deadline, leaving them with three players still eligible for salary arbitration. Dunning got a $2,660,000 deal that includes potential

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals traded righthanded pitcher Brady Singer to the Cincinnati Reds for infielder Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer, the teams announced on Friday. Singer, 28, went

Dan Hajducky, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Mykalai Kontilai, the broadcast executive-turned-entrepreneur who bought Jackie Robinson’s first major and

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Right-hander Dustin May, sidelined by injuries since May 2023, agreed to a one-year contract with the Dodgers worth $2,135,000 ahead of Friday’s tender deadline. A member of the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship team, May has been limited to 20 starts

ESPN News Services Nov 22, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Petersburg City Council reversed course Thursday on whether to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of the Tampa Bay Rays‘ ballpark, initially voting narrowly for approval and hours later changing course. The reversal on

Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is in the early stages of rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series championship over the New York Yankees last month. “We’ve already removed the stitches,”

Keith Jenkins Nov 21, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are two MVPs in Major League Baseball each year — one in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has voted for the MVPs at the end of the regular season and before

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:32 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 Shohei Ohtani was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player unanimously Thursday, capping the first 50/50 season in

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:32 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 Aaron Judge was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player unanimously on Thursday, capturing all 30 first-place votes