8:02 PM ET Nolan Arenado extended his streak of winning a Rawlings Gold Glove in every season of his career on Sunday, when the Colorado Rockies star captured the award for National League third basemen for the seventh consecutive year. Arenado has won the award each year since he debuted in 2013. With this year’s
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4:40 PM ET CHICAGO — One day after picking up the 2020 option on pitcher Jose Quintana, the Chicago Cubs have done the same with former All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo will make $16.5 million next season, the first of two option years the Cubs hold on him. Rizzo, 30, has been the heart
10:32 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals have declined their half of Alex Gordon‘s $23 million mutual option for 2020, allowing the outfielder to become a free agent. Gordon had exercised his part of the option but was allowed to go free Saturday. He will receive a $4 million buyout, completing
2:26 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Jake Arrieta is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, exercising a $20 million player option for 2020 on Saturday. A 33-year-old right-hander, Arrieta was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this year. He did not pitch after Aug. 11 because of surgery to remove a bone spur
1:22 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman opted for a contract extension instead of free agency, agreeing Saturday to a deal that will keep him with the Yankees through the 2022 season, sources
10:22 PM ET World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is opting out of his contract with the Washington Nationals, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Strasburg had four years and $100 million left on a deal he signed in 2016. He faced a Saturday deadline to opt out. The 31-year-old enters free agency
9:30 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — The song “Baby Shark” blared over loudspeakers and a wave of red washed across this politically blue capital Saturday as Nationals fans rejoiced at a parade marking Washington’s first World Series victory since 1924. “They say good things come to those who wait. Ninety-five years is a
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs exercised their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Jose Quintana on Saturday and declined their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Derek Holland. Quintana, who will turn 31 in January, will earn $10.5 million next season. The Colombian native was 13-9 with a 4.68
8:49 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Starting pitcher Yu Darvish and outfielder Jason Heyward are staying with the Chicago Cubs. Darvish and Heyward both had the right to opt out of their contracts and become free agents but decided against it. Darvish is owed $81 million over the final four seasons of a $126
7:25 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Mike Moustakas and Yasmani Grandal declined their mutual options with the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming free agents. Moustakas, who turned 31 in September, is a free agent for the third consecutive offseason after earning $18.7 million in a pair of one-year deals. He hit .254 with 35 homers and