Feb 22, 2024, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL — Former Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu has signed an eight-year, 17 billion won ($12.8 million) contract to return to his native South Korea with the Hanwha Eagles, the Korea Baseball Organization club said Thursday. The 36-year-old left-hander’s deal
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close 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. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Seiko Watanabe stood beside the pathway to the baseball fields at the Los Angeles Dodgers‘
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Close 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. Open Extended Reactions Future Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols has agreed to manage the Dominican Republic’s Leones del Escogido
ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Brewers have signed catcher Gary Sánchez to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2025. Sánchez, 31, hit 19 homers last season while playing for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets. In 75 games, he had
ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eric Hosmer, a four-time Gold Glove winner who helped lead the Kansas City Royals to the 2015 World Series title, announced his retirement Wednesday. Hosmer, 34, made the announcement on social media while promoting his new media company, saying “the playing days are
Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga experienced arm fatigue after throwing a side session during spring training and is being examined by trainers, manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday. “We’ll see [about an MRI],” Mendoza said. “We’ve got to get with the trainers. … I’ve
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close 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. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani took live batting practice for the second time Wednesday and saw just six
Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Starting what could be his final season with the New York Yankees, Gleyber Torres was clear about his intent. “I don’t want to leave,” the 27-year-old infielder said Wednesday. “I want to be a Yankee for life.” Torres was an All-Star
Feb 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball expansion is coming — it’s just a matter of when … and where. While the timeline for MLB to go to 32 teams remains a bit murky, commissioner Rob Manfred recently said he hopes to have a process “in place” for the league
Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 07:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu looks set to return to South Korea after 10 years in Major League Baseball, South Korean media reported. Ryu, 36, nicknamed “Korean Monster,” is expected to come back to his former club