Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will officially introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference Thursday. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal last weekend. Ohtani, 29, will address the media at Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza during an
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Jarred Kelenic is eager to change the narrative after his trade to the Atlanta Braves. He doesn’t want to be another prized prospect who fails to live up to lofty expectations. For sure, he doesn’t want to be remembered mostly as the
Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza thinks it is too soon to determine whether infield prospect Ronny Mauricio can return at some point next season from a torn ACL. “That’s hard to tell,” Mendoza said Wednesday at the team’s kids holiday party. “He’s
Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he believes a new lease agreement with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards is “imminent,” as an end-of-the-year deadline approaches. Moore spoke to reporters after a meeting of the state’s Board of Public Works, which
Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have become joint owners of SportsNet Pittsburgh, giving the club a regional network presence after AT&T SportsNet’s agreement expired at the end of the 2023 regular season. The deal, announced Wednesday, begins Jan. 1 and makes the Pirates co-owners
Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in free agency, signing left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to an $80 million, four-year deal. Then the Los Angeles Dodgers — as they often do — followed by signing Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million,
Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants made three offers to Shohei Ohtani, including a final proposal that president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi called “very comparable if not identical” to the record $700 million, 10-year contract the Japanese two-way star agreed to with
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2023, 07:08 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. LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement authorities have concluded their investigation into major league pitcher Julio Urias and have turned their case
Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets infield prospect Ronny Mauricio tore his right ACL during a Dominican Winter League game and will need surgery, an injury that will sideline him for a significant part of the 2024 season. The 22-year-old, who made his major league debut
ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2023, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $3.2 million, one-year contract with first baseman/designated hitter Rowdy Tellez. Tellez, 28, can earn $800,000 in performance bonuses as part of the deal, which is pending a successful physical. Also, catcher Endy Rodríguez will