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12:56 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Trevor Bauer apparently was shunned by every major league team, so he’s signed a one-year deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Before about 75 reporters in a Yokohama hotel, he slipped on the BayStars uniform — No. 96 — on Friday and said all the right things.
2:36 PM ET Major League Baseball franchise values are on the rise, according to Forbes, despite turmoil caused by the recent bankruptcy filing of Diamond Sports and the continued disintegration of the regional sports network model that could shake up baseball broadcasting for this season and beyond. The New York Yankees topped the list published
7:45 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins needs surgery for a torn ACL after injuring his left knee Thursday fielding a grounder in a spring training game and is expected to miss a significant amount of time. The Phillies did not say when Hoskins would have the surgery
10:45 AM ET ESPN News Services St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright will likely miss “several weeks” after suffering a groin strain during the World Baseball Classic, manager Oliver Marmol told reporters on Thursday. Wainwright, 41, who was scheduled to be the Cardinals’ starter on Opening Day as he enters his 18th season with St.
11:12 AM ET Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias will start the season on the injured list because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The Braves said Thursday that Iglesias has “low-grade” inflammation and won’t resume throwing for seven days. Atlanta opens its season March 30 against the Nationals. Iglesias was expected to open the season
11:26 AM ET Veteran infielder Jed Lowrie, an All-Star who had three separate stints with the Oakland Athletics during 14 MLB seasons, has officially retired, he told the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday. Lowrie, who hit .180 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 184 plate appearances last season, was released by the Athletics
7:00 AM ET Who will be the best player of the 2023 MLB season? Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to break down how baseball’s elite stack up to each other. To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a panel of ESPN
3:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve had surgery to repair a fractured right thumb and will not resume baseball activities for at least two months, general manager Dana Brown said Wednesday. Altuve, playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, suffered the injury Saturday when he was drilled
4:42 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets have sent catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse, quashing for now the possibility of putting the prized 21-year-old on the Opening Day roster. Alvarez, who made his major league debut with the Mets near the end of last season, had just three hits in 28