Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Second baseman Jonathan India and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Friday to a two-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing next week for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year. Selected fifth overall by Cincinnati in the 2018 amateur draft, India has hit .255
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Orioles closer Félix Bautista had additional work done on his pitching elbow Friday, but the team says it’s not expected to change his recovery timeline from Tommy John surgery. Bautista missed the end of last season. The Orioles said the All-Star had
Feb 9, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber announced his retirement on social media Friday morning, ending a 13-year career. A three-time All-Star, Kluber won his first Cy Young with Cleveland in 2014, going 18-9 with a 2.44 ERA. He won the award again in 2017,
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh had surgery on his left knee Friday and was expected to return to play in three to four weeks. The Phillies said Marsh would be ready by opening day on March 28 at Citizens Bank Park. Marsh was
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — The abrupt end to Clayton Kershaw‘s 2023 season triggered a combination of decisions unlike any
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — As uncertainty still hovers around the move of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the plan will come together in
ESPN News Services Feb 8, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adolis García and the Texas Rangers agreed Thursday to a $14 million, two-year contract, according to multiple reports. The deal avoids a salary arbitration hearing for the AL Championship Series MVP and the World Series champions. The deal through 2025 is pending a
Feb 8, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays have extended the contracts of manager Kevin Cash and president of baseball operations Erik Neander. The Rays did not disclose terms when announcing the extensions Thursday, but the Tampa Bay Times reported that Cash and Neander both will be under contract through
Michael A. Fletcher, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Close Michael Fletcher is a senior writer with ESPN’s enterprise and investigative team. Before that, he wrote for ESPN’s The Undefeated, focusing on politics, criminal justice and social issues. He spent 21 years at The Washington Post, where his beats included the national economy, the White
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox‘s next home could be a modern stadium in a ballpark village type of setting in the city’s South Loop, according to renderings released Wednesday by the team and the company that owns the land. The pictures show an