Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:48 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 Juan Soto and the New York Yankees came to terms on a record-setting, $31 million salary for the
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are exchanging a couple of their better prospects, as left-handed hitting Triple-A infielder Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte are headed to
Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, where Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers star with a supersize visa for his dog. Emanuel posted photos of the visit on social media Thursday, with the embassy saying it occurred recently when
Jan 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With pitchers and catchers reporting next month, we’ve hit the final stretch of the 2023-24 MLB offseason — and there are still plenty of moves left to be made. Where will the top remaining free agents land? Will we see any more blockbuster trades? Will the
Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 10:19 AM ET NEW YORK — Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died Wednesday night. He was 79. The Mets said Thursday morning that Harrelson died at a
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 09:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Former All-Star reliever Shane Greene is among three more right-handers the Texas Rangers signed to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. The World Series champions announced the deals with Greene, Jonathan Holder and Austin Pruitt on Wednesday. That
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs finalized a deal with Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga on Wednesday, agreeing to a four-year, $53 million contract, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions From the first day of the offseason, right-handed starter Dylan Cease has been among baseball’s most talked-about trade candidates. Executives around the league expected the Chicago White Sox ace
Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN’s early-season baseball schedule will be the Sho Show, as Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on two of ESPN’s first three “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts this season. ESPN will open its Sunday night schedule with the
Jan 9, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs are working toward an agreement, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Imanaga, 30, excelled during eight seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, going 74-55 with a 2.96 ERA and striking