2:52 PM ET Free-agent pitcher Julio Teheran and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Teheran, the first pitcher to make six consecutive Opening Day starts for the Atlanta Braves, became a free agent after the Braves declined a $12
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1:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The Major League Baseball Players Association has filed a grievance against the New York Yankees on behalf of released outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury in an attempt to regain the remaining $26 million on his contract, a source told The Associated Press. Barring a settlement, the grievance will be heard by
10:32 AM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have reached an agreement with free agent first baseman Justin Smoak on a one-year, $5 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal includes an option for 2021, the source said. The 33-year-old Smoak’s offensive production declined for the third straight season with the Toronto
7:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston will pay a Red Sox record $13.4 million luxury tax after failing to make the playoffs and the New York Yankees finished with a $6.7 million bill, likely a fraction of what they will pay next year. Three teams owe tax, according to end of year
7:00 AM ET As ever, there were a lot of things that happened during the 2019 baseball postseason, so the following event might not stick in your memory. In Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, Redbirds starter Miles Mikolas stroked a ground-rule double off Dallas
3:20 PM ET When we last saw Gerrit Cole on the mound, he was sporting a beard and long curly locks. Today, he showed up at his New York Yankees introduction with a new clean-shaven look. He’s not the first to shave and/or get a haircut before joining the Bronx Bombers in adherence to an
1:36 PM ET Versatile free agent Eric Sogard, who played five different positions in the field last season, has reached a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The deal is for $4.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney, includes a team option for 2021 and is pending
12:32 PM ET The baseball career of Boston Red Sox pitching prospect and Navy graduate Noah Song is on hold. One of the top professional sports prospects from the service academies, Song does not expect to continue his baseball career for the near future after the Navy said on Tuesday they would not allow him
12:06 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole brought along a sign for the news conference to announce his signing with the New York Yankees: a crinkled board that read “Yankee Fan Today Tomorrow Forever.” Then 11, Cole was caught on camera holding up that message in the seats at Game 6
11:10 AM ET ESPN News Services Three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins and was invited to spring training. Kemp batted .200 in 20 games for the Cincinnati Reds last year before breaking a rib on April 21. He then spent time in the