9:22 AM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract with star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Suzuki met with the Cubs front office and team chairman Tom Ricketts on Monday night before agreeing to the deal, the source said. The 27-year-old
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7:00 AM ET Remember the MLB lockout? Neither do we. OK, OK, we remember it. But with baseball back — and a full 162-game schedule ahead — we’re doubling down on optimism after a dark winter. So what are we most excited to see this season? ESPN baseball experts Bradford Doolittle, Doug Glanville, Alden Gonzalez,
11:16 PM ET First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who finished last season with the Yankees after a trade from the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a multi-year contract Tuesday night to return to New York, pending a physical, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. During his decadelong career with the Cubs, Rizzo was as reliable as anyone
11:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball violated Arizona state minimum wage law and is liable for triple damages. U.S. District Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco also ruled MLB did not comply
9:30 PM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Fernando Tatis Jr.’s arrival at
9:09 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — The Braves stayed busy in free agency Tuesday, adding former Tampa Bay right-hander Collin McHugh on a $10 million, two-year deal. The deal includes a $6 million club option for 2024 with a $1 million buyout. McHugh, 34, will earn $4 million this year and $5 million
7:28 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Baseball had seen nothing like Shohei Ohtani‘s unanimous AL MVP season in more than a century. With the new season arriving quickly for his Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani is eager to make more history. “I feel like I can’t be doing the same thing as last year,
6:51 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg said he doesn’t intend to aggressively push his recovery from thoracic outlet surgery to be ready for Opening Day. “I think for me it’s about sticking to the program,” Strasburg said Tuesday after facing hitters for the first time since
6:30 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball’s lengthy lockout this winter didn’t have any impact on Shane Bieber‘s wedding plans. He’s still happily getting hitched. It didn’t alter his desire for a long-term union with the Guardians, either. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner, limited to just 16 starts last season