3:10 PM ET PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw won’t be able to partake in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ longtime ace revealed in an interview with reporters Friday afternoon, frequently calling the sudden turn of events “disappointing.” Kershaw wouldn’t disclose details, but a source with knowledge of the situation said he was
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2:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Scott Rolen will have a St. Louis Cardinals cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, and Fred McGriff will not have a team logo. Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman elected last month by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, played for Philadelphia (1996-2002), St. Louis (2002-07), Toronto (2008-09)
5:30 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are back together for the first time in nearly a decade. The pair of three-time Cy Young Award winners threw off adjacent bullpen mounds Friday at the New York Mets training complex. The 38-year-old Scherzer and Verlander, who turns 40
3:01 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went to arbitration with the Seattle Mariners on Friday in a case that will set a record — win or lose. Hernandez asked for a raise from $10.65 million to $16 million, and the Mariners argued for $14 million in a case heard
1:20 PM ET Associated Press Manny Machado says he plans to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with the San Diego Padres after this season. Machado signed a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres in February 2019, a deal that gives him the right to terminate the agreement after this season and become
7:00 AM ET Kirk Gibson’s at-bat in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, from the moment he hobbles out of the dugout to Vin Scully exclaiming, “She is gone!” as the ball sails into the right-field bleachers, lasts 6 minutes and 48 seconds. Not that anyone was putting a timer on it 35 years
Feb 16, 2023 ESPN Fantasy We’ve still got about a week until spring training games get underway, but the planning for the fantasy baseball season has already officially begun! With that in mind and with many a fantasy baseball manager starting the process of figuring out which players to target in their drafts, we posed
8:58 AM ET ESPN News Services The Philadelphia Phillies have signed left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado to a three-year contract extension, team president of baseball operations David Dombrowski announced Friday. The deal links Alvarado to the Phillies through the 2025 season and includes a team option for 2026. According to multiple reports, Alvarado will make $9
7:46 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramirez and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo won their salary arbitration cases on Thursday, while St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley and Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas lost. Ramirez will get $2.2 million rather than Tampa Bay’s offer of $1.9
4:01 PM ET Associated Press For Corbin Burnes, the disappointment wasn’t from losing his salary arbitration case so much as hearing the words the Milwaukee Brewers used during the proceedings to determine his 2023 salary. They stung. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner attended his case and came away with hard feelings. He lost