11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Atlanta outfielder Joc Pederson and Boston infielder-outfielder Kyle Schwarber were among 10 players who became free agents Thursday when they both declined 2022 mutual options in their contracts. Pederson agreed with the Cubs in February to a $7 million, one-year contract that included a $4.5 million
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9:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and reliever Darren O’Day became free agents after the players and New York declined 2022 options Thursday. Gardner, the last player on the team from its 2009 World Series title, hit .201 with five homers and 18 RBIs in the first half, then
10:58 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin declined his portion of a mutual option to stay with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, instead accepting a $500,000 buyout and becoming a free agent. The A’s had decided to exercise the $5.25 million contract for 2022. Also Thursday, Oakland declined its $4
10:25 AM ET Cincinnati Reds star outfielder Nick Castellanos has exercised the opt-out clause in his contract and will become a free agent this offseason, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney. Castellanos informed the Reds of his decision Thursday, according to reports, opting out of the final two years and $34 million on his
7:51 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves will give a nod to past and present with a two-part parade Friday celebrating their first World Series title in 26 years. The Braves defeated the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night to wrap up the championship. The procession will start at Woodruff Park in
4:33 PM ET A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, has granted a request to delay the trial of former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, agreeing Wednesday that the defense needs more time to prepare after prosecutors expanded drug charges against Kay six days before the trial was to begin. Kay is now
8:46 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies declined club options for next season on outfielders Odubel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen on Wednesday. Herrera gets a $2.5 million buyout rather than a $11.5 million salary, completing a $30.5 million, five-year contract. He is eligible for salary arbitration. McCutchen, signed as a free agent
5:58 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency. Kikuchi could have exercised a one-year player option but instead is choosing a fresh start elsewhere after struggling over the second half of
4:35 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds traded veteran Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in exchange for infield prospect Nick Quintana. Barnhart, a 31-year-old left-handed hitter and reliable backstop, leaves Cincinnati after eight years. In the last six seasons, he led the Reds in starts behind
6:34 PM ET ESPN News Services San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey will announce his retirement from baseball on Thursday, according to a report from The Athletic on Wednesday. Posey, 34, has played his entire 12-year career in San Francisco, helping the team win three World Series titles, in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He is