8:04 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Right-hander Trevor May and the Oakland Athletics have finalized a $7 million, one-year contract. May gets a $1 million signing bonus, payable next November, and a $6 million salary next season. He can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses as part of the agreement announced Friday: $125,000 each
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6:10 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Third baseman Justin Turner and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year contract worth just shy of $22 million that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told
4:46 PM ET Free agent outfielder Michael Brantley is returning to the Houston Astros on a one-year, $12 million deal with a chance to make $4 million more in incentives, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN on Sunday. Brantley, 35, joined the Astros in 2019 and has been an instrumental part of their
2:02 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Aaron Judge‘s American League-record-breaking 62nd home run ball sold for $1.5 million with a buyer’s premium on Saturday night
11:29 AM ET The Chicago Cubs are closing in on an agreement with left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Sunday. Smyly, 33, made 22 starts last season for Chicago, pitching well in the second half after dealing with an oblique strain in late May. For the season, he was
9:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran catcher Austin Hedges agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The deal, which is pending a physical, was first reported by The New York Post. The 30-year-old Hedges played for Cleveland last season, batting .163 with seven homers
6:56 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, still looking to patch holes in their lineup, agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with veteran designated hitter J.D. Martinez on Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Martinez, a 35-year-old right-handed hitter, experienced a 77-point drop-off in OPS with the Boston Red Sox last season but was still
4:22 PM ET The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a 7-year, $177 million deal with free agent shortstop Dansby Swanson, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The deal includes a full no-trade clause, a source told ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Swanson, 28, immediately becomes one of the key faces for the Cubs’ rebuilding effort as he arrives in
10:37 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Not long after landing free agent catcher Omar Narváez, the New York Mets signed five players to minor league contracts Friday. Narváez and the Mets agreed to a $15 million, two-year contract, according to multiple reports. New York re-signed reliever Tommy Hunter to a minor league
6:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox designated veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer for assignment on Friday to make room for right-hander Wyatt Mills, who was acquired from Kansas City for minor league righty Jacob Wallace. 2 Related Hosmer, 33, batted .268 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs last season,