1:15 PM ET Reliever Steve Cishek and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $6 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The contract includes an option that could take the deal to a second year at $12 million total. Cishek, a sidearming right-hander, played for the Chicago Cubs
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11:12 AM ET The Boston Red Sox used their video replay room to steal signs from opposing pitchers and catchers during their 2018 World Series championship season, according to a report published Tuesday by The Athletic. Citing three anonymous people who were with the Red Sox in 2018, The Athletic reported that Boston players would
10:56 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Houston Astros‘ illegal use of technology is in its final stages and members of the organization expect commissioner Rob Manfred to decide on the severity of
6:07 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds have signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama to a three-year, $21 million contract. The Reds, who announced the contract Monday, reportedly agreed to the deal with Akiyama last week. Akiyama, 31, needed to travel from Japan to Cincinnati and take a physical before the Reds announced the deal, according to
5:36 PM ET The Washington Nationals and first baseman Eric Thames are in agreement on a one-year, $4 million contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Thames, 33, batted .247 last season with 25 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Brewers. The left-handed-hitting Thames will likely share time at first
3:35 PM ET Shortstop Jose Iglesias and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal has a team option for the 2021 season, the source said. The news was first reported by MLB.com. Iglesias, 30, became a free agent when the Cincinnati Reds didn’t tender
Jan 6, 2020 ESPN News Services Shortstop Jose Iglesias and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a one-year contract that includes a club option for the 2021 season, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is valued at $3 million according to ESPN and reports. The deal was first reported Monday by MLB.com. Iglesias provides the
3:31 PM ET Reliever Daniel Hudson and the Washington Nationals are finalizing a two-year, $11 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Hudson can earn another $1 million in performance bonuses related to games finished, sources said. The Nationals acquired the right-hander from the Toronto Blue Jays on July 31, and
7:55 AM ET Even when we are fairly confident about who the best teams in Major League Baseball are entering a new season, reality has a way of making itself felt. Nobody thought the Tampa Bay Rays or the Minnesota Twins were weak teams entering 2019, but I doubt many would have taken the over
1:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” A new year means endless new questions for Major League Baseball, a sport in the midst of its most engaging free-agency period in a half-decade, nearing the punishment phase of an ugly