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9:29 PM ET Associated Press CARSLBAD, Calif. — Stuck at home while his Atlanta Braves won the World Series last week, Alex Anthopoulos wasn’t sure how to celebrate when his two young kids offered an idea: “They wanted us to pull out the Sprite and spray it all over the place,” he said. The age-appropriate

4:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CARLSBAD, Calif. — Baseball’s most influential agent said the sport was the victim of a “competitive cancer” caused by teams unloading veterans to accumulate draft picks, and that the Atlanta Braves‘ World Series title was a direct result of tanking. In an outdoor news conference in front of a

1:35 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers named Tim Hyers as their hitting coach Wednesday after he spent the past four seasons in the same role for the Boston Red Sox. Hyers and Rangers manager Chris Woodward worked together as assistants on manager Dave Roberts’ staff with the Los Angeles Dodgers

9:06 PM ET CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox are open to moving reliever Craig Kimbrel days after picking up his $16 million contract option for 2022. “We view him as a potentially impactful reliever as he’s been for the vast majority of his career,” White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Tuesday on

11:11 PM ET CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ decision not to tender a qualifying offer to Clayton Kershaw is not an indication that the team is predisposed to letting him leave. Quite the opposite, it seems. “We’ve made it very clear that if Kershaw wants to come back, he will always have a

10:01 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Free-agent ace Justin Verlander looked healthy and sharp at a showcase for scouts Monday, according to his former general manager with the Houston Astros. James Click said at Tuesday’s general manager meetings that Verlander “looks like himself” 13 months after having Tommy John surgery. “We’ve kept a

10:10 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the decision to shift Gleyber Torres from shortstop to second base late in the season. General manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday there was not a single instance that led to the decision. “Maybe through a lot of therapy I forgot

1:23 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says the biggest impediment in the club’s dragging search for a general manager isn’t his presence nor owner Steve Cohen, but the spotlight created by the New York market. “I think it’s mostly about New York, and not about, you know,

5:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland became the first of this year’s major league free agents to reach an agreement, getting a one-year contract to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals. McFarland stabilized the Cardinals’ bullpen down the stretch after signing as a free agent July 1 on a

5:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a one-year, $8.5 million contract with free-agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Athletic. The Dodgers are placing a bet that the 30-year-old Heaney, who was 8-9 with a 5.83 ERA in 23 combined