Month: December 2019

2:51 PM ET ESPN News Services Yoenis Cespedes‘ base salary for 2020 has been cut to $6 million from its original $29.5 million as part of an amended contract with the New York Mets that avoided a grievance hearing, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. The oft-injured outfielder, however, would make $20 million
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1:55 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will go into their NFC North showdown against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night without running back Dalvin Cook. Cook was ruled out Saturday after not practicing during the week. The running back sustained a left shoulder injury in Week 15 against the Chargers and
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1:40 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles will retire after the season, ending his 15-year career in the NFL. Sproles, who is out for the remainder of this season with torn right hip flexor muscle, announced his decision Saturday, saying in a statement that “I gave it everything I had on every play.”
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12:25 PM ET Starting pitchers among Major League Baseball’s free agents continue to come off the board quickly: Stephen Strasburg followed by Gerrit Cole followed by Madison Bumgarner, Wade Miley, Julio Teheran and Gio Gonzalez, all faring better than anybody might have expected last winter. With the preferred pitching pendulum in MLB seemingly swinging back
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11:59 AM ET The Detroit Tigers on Saturday reached one-year deals with free-agent infielders Jonathan Schoop and C.J. Cron, who both played for the AL Central rival Minnesota Twins last season. Both deals were for $6.1 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Schoop, a second baseman, and Cron, a first baseman, both were key
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9:24 AM ET Five-star defensive end Jordan Burch did not sign his national letter of intent in the early signing period after committing to South Carolina. Burch was the top-ranked uncommitted prospect when the early signing period started on Wednesday, and the fifth-ranked recruit overall chose South Carolina over Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and LSU. The
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