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ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oft-injured Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is having hip surgery and is expected to miss a significant amount of time, general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday. After signing a seven-year, $245 million contract and debuting with the Angels during the pandemic-abbreviated

Feb 12, 2025, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 MLB season begins on March 18, with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers playing a pair of games in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs. For nearly everybody else, including 15 out of the 16 American League teams, Opening Day arrives on March

Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 11:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRADENTON, Fla. — Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. Horwitz, acquired in a trade with Cleveland in December, will be out at least six to eight weeks,

Alden GonzalezFeb 11, 2025, 08:08 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 GLENDALE, Arizona — Five years ago, Mookie Betts stood in the middle of a clubhouse here and introduced himself to new

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Rays are used to uncertainty as they prepare for a regular season with home games at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field, the spring training base of the New York Yankees. “For us, this is what we’ve known,” Rays president of baseball

Jesse RogersFeb 11, 2025, 04:46 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs players are making their pitch to free agent third baseman Alex Bregman but claim they aren’t overtly recruiting him. “I don’t think it’s recruiting,” Cubs pitcher and

ESPN News Services Feb 11, 2025, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and free agent first baseman Ty France agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to multiple reports, adding the 2022 All-Star to the mix at their most unsettled position. France, 30, has spent the majority of his

Jesse RogersFeb 11, 2025, 05:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — No team wants to the turn the page on 2024 more than the Chicago White Sox. After setting a modern-day record for losses (121) in a single season, the

Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday he didn’t like hearing the criticism of his team levied by Los Angeles Dodgers players after they beat the Yankees in last year’s World Series and hopes to “handle things with a little more class” if New York can win its

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals have hired Ned Yost as a senior adviser to general manager J.J. Picollo, bringing back the manager who led them to back-to-back American League pennants and a World Series title in 2015. The club announced the move Tuesday,

Alden GonzalezFeb 11, 2025, 02:55 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 Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a new contract that will bring the three-time National

Jorge CastilloFeb 11, 2025, 12:44 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 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.

Feb 11, 2025, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels and veteran closer Kenley Jansen have agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal was first reported Tuesday by the New York Post. Jansen, 37, has 447 saves — the most in Major League Baseball among

Jorge CastilloFeb 10, 2025, 09:46 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 The New York Yankees

Feb 10, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers have hired Farhan Zaidi, the former president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, to their front office as a special adviser, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reports. Zaidi will also assist Dodgers owner and chairman Mark Walker in Walker’s other sports ventures.

Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — CC Sabathia will have a New York Yankees logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque and Billy Wagner will have the symbol of the Houston Astros. The hall announced the decisions Monday for all five of this year’s

Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds will wear a No. 14 patch on the sleeve of their jersey this season to honor hometown star and career hits leader Pete Rose, the team announced Monday. The Reds posted a photo of the patch on X with

Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have unveiled a patch they will wear on their uniform this season to honor longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died last month. The patch will appear on the sleeve of the Brewers’ uniforms. It features Uecker’s signature over a gold-and-navy