12:35 AM ET The Washington Nationals offered third baseman Anthony Rendon a seven-year deal worth $210 million to $215 million, according to The Washington Post. The early September offer is not expected to keep Rendon from hitting the free agent market this winter, according to The Post. Rendon signed a one-year deal worth $18.8 million
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10:04 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein on Monday outlined the qualities he wants to see in his next manager, and confirmed that former catcher David Ross is among the team’s “broad list” of candidates. “We haven’t called to ask for permission on anybody,” Epstein said during an 80-minute
10:04 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein on Monday outlined the qualities he wants to see in his next manager, and confirmed that former catcher David Ross is among the team’s “broad list” of candidates. “We haven’t called to ask for permission on anybody,” Epstein said during an 80-minute
7:57 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The umpire who was at the center of an infield fly dispute during the 2012 NL wild-card game between Atlanta and St. Louis will be the crew chief when the Braves and Cardinals meet this week in the Division Series. Major League Baseball announced the crew assignments
6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said Monday there is a way for the team to keep stars Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez and stay below Major League Baseball’s competitive balance tax, but it will be tough. “There is a way, but obviously it will be difficult given the
1:56 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have fired Brad Ausmus as manager after just one year with the team. His status had been under review by the team’s leadership in recent days, at the end of a disappointing season on the field and a tragic one off it, with the midseason death of pitcher
12:59 PM ET The Houston Astros head into the postseason as the consensus favorites to win the World Series. The Astros are around +200 to win the World Series at sportsbooks around the nation. The Los Angeles Dodgers are not far behind at +250, followed by the New York Yankees at +400. Caesars Sportsbook has
11:15 AM ET Associated Press DANVILLE, Va. — The Virginia man who police say killed the wife, son and mother-in-law of a minor league pitcher may have operated under some kind of “religious motivation.” That’s according to a search warrant filed in Pittsylvania County. The Danville Register & Bee reported Friday that police cited the
11:05 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles‘ second straight 100-loss season featured 11 double-digit defeats, 14 successive losses against the New York Yankees and not a single series sweep. No one ever promised the first year of this massive rebuilding project was going to be pretty. “We’re still losing games, way more
1:45 PM ET The Boston Red Sox missed the playoffs, so there will be a new champion in 2019. Will the Houston Astros take home their second title in three years? Or can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988? Or will it be a