7:18 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A group of Los Angeles Dodgers fans is making plans to vent its frustration at the Houston Astros about baseball’s sign-stealing scandal. Houston and the Dodgers don’t play each other during the upcoming regular season, so the group, known as Pantone 294, is snapping up tickets to
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6:31 PM ET New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched for new manager Luis Rojas in the minor leagues, as the two-time Cy Young Award winner was preparing his skill set for the majors. So you can imagine deGrom’s enthusiasm after New York’s roller-coaster offseason that spring training is almost here and that there will
5:36 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts echoed the feelings of some of his players in the wake of stark revelations about the Houston Astros illegally using technology to steal signs throughout the 2017 season. “‘Frustrating,'” Roberts said, “is probably the floor of my emotions.” Despite those frustrations, all players who were
11:04 PM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman have agreed to terms on a $2 million contract for 2020 that includes the possibility of earning $3 million more in incentives, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The agreement was first reported by The Washington Post. When Zimmerman, 35,
9:40 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers didn’t have any more to say regarding his role as a whistleblower. Fiers declined to answer questions Friday about revealing the sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed Major League Baseball, instead saying he simply wanted to focus on the future. He spoke a
9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Shortstop Trevor Story and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a two-year, $27.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The dealt buys out the final two years of arbitration for Story, who will reach free agency at 29 in 2021-22. 1 Related Story
7:31 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Already a World Series MVP, six-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove catcher, Salvador Perez became something else when he stepped onto the main stage at the Kansas City Royals‘ annual FanFest: a U.S. citizen. Perez took his oath of citizenship on Friday, the completion of a
7:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Luis Rojas never expected to be the man behind the microphone. Eleven days earlier, he was preparing for his second spring training as the Mets’ relatively anonymous quality control coach. Now he is a major league manager, just like his dad, tasked with lifting New York’s perennial
6:04 PM ET About a week after some of his former Houston Astros teammates were mum on the subject of illegal sign stealing, Chicago White Sox pitcher Dallas Keuchel was both apologetic and surprised at the attention surrounding the biggest scandal to hit baseball since the steroid era. “I think first and foremost, apologies should
12:54 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Gordon agreed to consent to a trade by the Royals starting June 16, an unusual provision in his new one-year, $4 million contract. Gordon has spent his entire career with the Royals and has the right to block trades under baseball’s collective bargaining agreement because