5:25 PM ET New York Yankees guest instructor Lee Mazzilli will remain in the hospital for at least another night after being struck on the head by a batted ball during batting practice Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. A team spokesman said Thursday that doctors are “just being cautious” with Mazzilli. Yankees team spokesman Jason Zillo
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6:04 PM ET All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals are finalizing a five-year extension for $130 million, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal will keep Goldschmidt, who will make $15.5 million this season in the final year of his current deal, with
7:57 AM ET We’ve known the Golden Rule of Free Agency for a long time now. It’s a lesson that, given the collective hot stove behavior over the past two winters, seems to have taken root in front offices across baseball. The GRFA is simply this: Pay for what you’re going to get, not for
4:06 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure in December. Sabathia allowed one run and two hits over two innings on Thursday in a minor league exhibition game, striking out three for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against
3:03 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Reigning American League Cy Young winner Blake Snell agreed Thursday to a record-setting five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Rays, league sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. Snell,
4:42 PM ET CLEARWATER, Fla. — Better late than never for Bryce Harper. Four days before the end of the Philadelphia Phillies‘ spring training schedule, Harper hit his first two home runs for his new team. The two-run shot came in the bottom of the first inning, when Harper unloaded on a first-pitch fastball from
2:09 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel will have his elbow examined by a specialist on Thursday, manager Craig Counsell said. “There’s reason for concern,” Counsell said. Knebel will have a visit with team doctor William Raasch, according to the manager. Brewers reliever Corey Knebel will have an elbow exam. Manager Craig Cousell says
12:01 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki has left the game. The 45-year-old Seattle Mariners star announced his retirement Thursday night, shortly after waving goodbye at the Tokyo Dome during a 5-4 win over Oakland in 12 innings. Ichiro went 0-for-4 and was pulled from right field in the eighth, saluting his adoring
9:56 AM ET Ichiro Suzuki‘s major league career, which came to an end with the Seattle Mariners outfielder announcing his retirement Thursday in Japan, is one of the greatest in the game’s history. Here are just a few short stories about the world’s all-time hit king. ‘Yes, I can hit it really hard over there,
7:12 AM ET TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki has told the Seattle Mariners he will retire after Thursday’s game, sources confirmed to ESPN. Kyodo News was first to report the story. Ichiro Suzuki has informed the Mariners he will retire after Thursday’s game vs. the Oakland Athletics in Tokyo. Masterpress/Getty Images Many expected Ichiro, 45, to retire