ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pablo Sandoval is back in baseball and in a familiar spot, too. The 37-year-old Sandoval will return to Giants camp as a non-roster invitee, NBC Sports Bay Area first reported Saturday, marking a return to San Francisco for a player affectionately known as
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Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alek Manoah didn’t look like himself when he arrived at spring training last year following a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting, according to Toronto Blue Jays teammate Kevin Gausman. “I think he tried to rush and get
Field Level Media Feb 17, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is expected to be sidelined approximately three weeks due to a low-grade calf strain, manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday. Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, suffered the injury while fielding grounders on Friday. He is coming off
Feb 17, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent outfielder Randal Grichuk and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a one-year, $2 million contract that includes a mutual option for 2025, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will pay Grichuk $1.5 million this year and has a $6 million option with
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever John Schreiber from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin. Schreiber, 29, was a
Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Left-hander Tanner Scott beat the Miami Marlins on Saturday in the year’s final salary arbitration case, leaving players with a 9-6 margin in decisions this year. Scott was awarded $5.7 million instead of the Marlins’ $5.15 million offer by Robert Herman,
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base to clear the way for 2023 Gold Glove utilityman Ha-Seong Kim to take over the San Diego Padres‘ shortstop. This move comes one year after the Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Super-utility man Whit Merrifield and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a one-year, $8 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday. The deal includes a
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alec Bohm beat the Philadelphia Phillies in salary arbitration Friday, clinching the players’ first winning record since 2019. The third baseman and first baseman was given a $4 million salary rather than the team’s $3.4 million offer by Brian Keller, Jeanne
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung will have an MRI after experiencing left calf discomfort while fielding ground balls on Friday, the team said. Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, is coming off a breakout season. He hit .266 with 23