3:39 PM ET Oakland Athletics right-hander Daniel Mengden had arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow Monday, the team announced. According to the Athletics, the surgery “debrided Mengden’s elbow and shaved off a small spur on the posterior aspect of the olecranon.” The team did not announce a timetable for his return. The 26-year-old Mengden went
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1:20 PM ET People tend to lose their heads when an elite player changes teams. In a good way. For fans of the team that acquires the star, it’s a time to dream. A time to anticipate the thrills that you think lie ahead. For fans of the game in general, it’s always interesting to
2:00 PM ET Everybody loves a big trade involving big names, big stars — and prospects, the human lottery tickets that might pay off big in the end. But nobody loves a big trade more than the big league evaluators who aren’t involved. They love to break down each side, compare their own reports of
1:31 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka feels cheated by the Houston Astros. Tanaka’s Yankees lost to the Astros in a seven-game AL Championship Series in 2017. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred found the Astros broke rules against electronic sign stealing in 2017, including during the postseason. “Yeah, I do feel that way,“
7:00 AM ET LONG BEACH, Calif. — Joe Maddon settled into a small Italian deli bordering the Pacific coast Friday, only a block from the high-rise condominium that housed him for the past month, and instantly felt regret. He wished he had spotted this place sooner. The next day, on the morning of his 66th
8:14 PM ET A trade between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers is off the table, according to Angels general manager Billy Eppler. The deal would have sent Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson and additional players to the Angels, but it was hung up while the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox worked through the
8:28 PM ET It looks like Mookie Betts will — finally — be flying west for spring training. The three-way trade that was to send Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers is now a two-team swap between Boston and Los Angeles, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The
8:14 PM ET A deal that would have sent Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson and additional players to the Los Angeles Angels is now off the table, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which was agreed to last week, was hung up while the Dodgers and Red Sox were working through the
6:01 PM ET Mookie Betts and David Price are finally going to Los Angeles. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that a deal has been agreed upon to send the 2018 MVP and star pitcher to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a package that includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong going
6:46 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are sending right-hander Kenta Maeda and cash to the Minnesota Twins for right-hander Brusdar Graterol, outfield prospect Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 draft, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. A different version of the deal was originally reported as being part of a