8:43 AM ET ESPN News Services The Opening Day game between the rival Red Sox and Yankees has been postponed because of inclement weather in the forecast Thursday in New York. The game has been rescheduled for Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox will start Nathan Eovaldi while the Yankees
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8:54 AM ET ESPN News Services The Opening Day game between the Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins has been postponed because of inclement weather in the forecast Thursday in Minneapolis. The game has been rescheduled to Friday at 4:10 p.m. ET. The forecast Thursday calls for a rain-snow mix and cold conditions. Reigning American League
11:13 PM ET The Houston Astros and closer Ryan Pressly have agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension for 2023 and ’24 with an option for ’25, according to multiple reports. The nine-year veteran was named to his second All-Star Game in 2021, when he posted the best home run and walk rates of
8:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outfielder Manuel Margot has agreed to a $19 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The deal reached Tuesday includes salaries of $7 million in 2023, up from the $5.6 million that Margot is due to earn this season, and $10 million in 2024. It
3:15 PM ET Bobby Witt Jr., regarded as one of the top prospects in the major leagues, will break camp with the Kansas City Royals as the team’s starting third baseman. Witt, who is ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s top prospects for the 2022 season, was given the news Tuesday by Royals manager Mike Matheny
4:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cincinnati Reds released outfielder Shogo Akiyama on Tuesday, two days after he was told he wouldn’t make the team’s Opening Day roster. The Reds still owe him $8 million, his salary for 2022 as part of a three-year contract he signed with the team in 2020. A productive
6:55 PM ET Associated Press Jesús Aguilar and the Miami Marlins reached agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract that guarantees him $7.5 million. The 31-year-old first baseman will get a $7.3 million salary this season. The deal includes a mutual option for 2023 with a $200,000 buyout. Aguilar hit 22 home runs with 93 RBI
3:42 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — For a hitter not known for fast starts, Paul Goldschmidt put up a lofty number in spring training. A batting average of .500, in fact. “Anything can happen when you’re talking about 20 to 30 at-bats,” the St. Louis Cardinals first baseman said Tuesday. “Just like the
5:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The union for Major League Baseball players gave $50,000 to their ununionized minor league counterparts. The payment was made in November 2021, according to the annual financial disclosure dated March 31 and filed by the Major League Baseball Players Association with the U.S. Labor Department. Players on
12:38 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers, looking to deepen their pitching staff with low-risk, high-reward signings, have agreed to a minor league contract with four-time All-Star Dellin Betances, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Betances, 34, can earn a pro-rated portion of a $2.75 million base salary if he reaches the major leagues,