7:05 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mets made it official, hiring Luis Rojas as their manager to replace Carlos Beltran. New York announced the move Thursday, a week after Beltran departed without managing a game. Rojas, who had been the Mets’ quality-control coach, was given a multiyear contract. “I will work tirelessly
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11:00 AM ET With the exception of Yasiel Puig, the last of the big-name free agents – Josh Donaldson, Nicholas Castellanos and Marcell Ozuna – have come off the shelf over the past couple of weeks, but that doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare when it comes to finding help among the still-unemployed. While it’s
3:02 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is expected to miss the start of the regular season and likely needs to undergo core muscle surgery, general manager Jerry Dipoto said Thursday. Haniger suffered the injury during one of his offseason workouts earlier this week. Dipoto said the latest setback is tied
7:00 AM ET “If a man can sin with impunity, he will continue to sin. Especially if he gets paid for it.” — Eliot Asinof, “Eight Men Out” Baseball’s commissioner has spoken. After hours upon hours of investigation and inquiry by MLB’s in-house detectives, Rob Manfred finally dropped the hammer last week on the Houston
8:38 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is using its financial muscle to support the U.S. women’s softball team, which already is assured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics while the American men’s baseball team struggles to qualify. MLB announced an agreement Thursday to become the presenting sponsor of the women’s
7:00 AM ET With nearly all of the top free agents off the market, four of the game’s biggest stars have been attached to trade rumors this offseason. Nolan Arenado, Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant and Francisco Lindor would be welcome additions to any team. Over the past four years, each member of that group ranks
9:45 PM ET Colorado Rockies All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado said Wednesday that he is finished talking publicly about his relationship with the club. “There has been a lot of stuff going on that nobody knows about, and I was reacting to what was said, and [that] was out of character for me because I’m
5:19 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed left-hander Francisco Liriano, right-handers Bud Norris and Drew Storen, and infielder Neil Walker to minor league contracts with invitations to attend major league spring training. Liriano was 5-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 69 relief appearances for Pittsburgh last season. The 36-year-old Liriano
3:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Larry Walker’s Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown will have a Colorado Rockies cap, not a Montreal Expos one. Walker spoke with Hall officials after he was elected Tuesday in his 10th and final appearance on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. Born in Maple Ridge,
12:59 PM ET The New York Mets are close to naming Luis Rojas as their new manager. Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters Wednesday that the team is close to finalizing a multiyear deal to make Rojas their manager. Rojas would replace Carlos Beltran, who parted ways with the Mets on Thursday after