7:26 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners right-hander Casey Sadler needs season-ending surgery on his injured right shoulder, manager Scott Servais said Sunday. The 31-year-old had an 0.67 ERA in 42 games last season, including a franchise-record run of 29 consecutive scoreless appearances. Sadler dealt with inflammation in the shoulder last year
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3:40 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve officially learned that he’d have a new double-play partner during a late-night phone call with Carlos Correa himself. Altuve didn’t foresee Correa signing with the Minnesota Twins. “I was surprised. I wasn’t expecting that,” Altuve said Sunday. “Obviously we’re
12:21 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019, according to private investigators the Red Sox slugger hired to look into the attack that nearly killed him. The findings by former Boston police
1:37 PM ET Seems as if everybody in baseball was working through the weekend. Starting late Friday night, the last few big dominoes in this year’s free-agent market fell in a final sprint, with Nick Castellanos landing with the Phillies, Carlos Correa stunningly signing with the Twins and, finally, the last shortstop standing, Trevor Story
2:22 PM ET 1 Related The concern in the fantasy baseball world with All-Star shortstop Trevor Story leaving the Colorado Rockies and surprisingly signing with the Boston Red Sox is obvious. He no longer gets to play half his games in altitude at Denver’s Coors Field. Boston’s Fenway Park is still a friendly place to
10:28 AM ET Trevor Story and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a six-year, $140 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal includes an opt-out after the fourth season, sources said. Story hit a crowded free-agent field — alongside fellow shortstops Carlos Correa, Marcus Semien, Javier Baez and Corey Seager — with a
9:31 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez actively lobbied for the team to play more night games this spring. He got his wish. Of the five teams within the Nationals’ spring training scheduling pod, only Saturday’s opponent, the New York Mets, will play more Grapefruit League night
7:53 PM ET The Miami Marlins and outfielder Jorge Soler reached an agreement on a three-year, $36 million contract, sources confirmed with ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Soler’s deal includes opt-outs after the first two seasons, sources said. If he opts out, Soler would hit free agency again at age 31 next winter. A bit
1:44 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs are signing left-hander Drew Smyly to a one-year, $5.25 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The source said Smyly could earn another $2.5 million in bonuses. Smyly, 32, won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves last season, when he went 11-4 with
1:58 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Pitcher Michael Pineda and the Detroit Tigers reached a one-year deal Saturday, the latest move by a team that has been active before and after the 99-day lockout. Pineda was 9-8 with a 3.62 ERA for the Minnesota Twins last season. The 33-year-old right-hander went 5-0 with