11:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $2.8 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Boxberger remains in the National League Central after spending the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, who declined their $3
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6:27 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Owen Miller from the Cleveland Guardians for a player to be named and cash. Miller, 26, batted .243 with six homers, 51 RBI, a .301 on-base percentage and .351 slugging percentage in 130 games with the Guardians last season. He primarily played
5:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — First baseman Matt Adams returned to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday via a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training after being out of baseball since July 2021. 1 Related Adams has not been a full-time player in the majors since 2019, when he hit 20
6:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year contract, sources told ESPN, as the 30-year-old hopes to be the latest pitcher to find a midcareer renaissance
7:00 AM ET BENEATH THE PINSTRIPED No. 99 uniform, behind the home runs and the good-natured smile and the perfect sound bites emitted day after day during Aaron Judge‘s historic season, New York Yankees staffers knew he harbored at least some anger. But they did not know the depth of his resentment, which came spilling
9:00 AM ET Under the front-office leadership of Farhan Zaidi, the San Francisco Giants have streamlined their payroll outlook in recent seasons while overhauling their organizational processes, revamping everything from how they develop pitchers to supplying manager Gabe Kapler with a horde of instructors better described as a faculty than a coaching staff. The four-year
11:53 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a 13-year, $350 million contract, a record-long deal that is the richest ever for the position and gives the team
9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Free agent left-hander Ryan Yarbrough signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday after spending the past five seasons with Tampa Bay. The deal is for $3 million guaranteed, with an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, a source told ESPN’s Kiley
8:06 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Aledmys Diaz and Jace Peterson, who both can play the infield and outfield, reached agreements with the Oakland Athletics on two-year contracts through the 2024 season. The A’s announced the deals Tuesday, one day after trading catcher Sean Murphy to the Braves in a three-team swap. Oakland
6:15 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The news conference with new Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen was just about finished when, off to the side, 4-year-old Kyrian Jansen spoke up: “I have a question.” He was handed a microphone. He hesitated. Finally, he said: “Go Boston.” 2 Related Jansen’s son is one of the