8:16 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — An MRI of Jed Lowrie‘s left knee was negative, and the New York Mets said the infielder, while behind schedule, is likely to be ready for opening day. “It’s nothing serious,” manager Mickey Callaway said Friday. “We’re going to progress slowly so that when he
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that Lorena Martin’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the Seattle Mariners must be resolved in private arbitration rather than in court. Judge Regina Cahan ruled Friday that Martin had signed a contract with the team that called for any contract dispute
4:10 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball will implement a 20-second pitch clock for spring training games, and sources told ESPN that adding it for this regular season is a real possibility. MLB announced the parameters
2:19 PM ET PEORIA, Ariz. — After realizing the San Diego Padres were making no progress in the trade market for a third baseman, general manager AJ Preller pivoted to the free agent market. Waiting for him there was one of the premier talents in the game, and the pursuit for Manny Machado began. Manny
1:46 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw, fresh off a $93 million extension, is taking a step back from his normal throwing progression after seemingly feeling displeased with his recent work off the mound. Kershaw was excused from Los Angeles Dodgers camp on Thursday and will not play catch for at least the next
3:38 PM ET Versatile Marwin Gonzalez has agreed to a two-year, $21 million deal with the Minnesota Twins, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The deal, which is worth $12 million this season and $9 million in 2020, is pending a physical. Gonzalez, who played every position for the Houston Astros in 2018
1:52 PM ET Starting pitcher Ervin Santana has agreed with the Chicago White Sox on a minor league deal, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. If Santana makes the team, his base salary will be $4.3 million, sources told ESPN. MLB Network first reported the agreement. From Paul Goldschmidt in St. Louis to
2:45 PM ET While the wait for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper to sign dominated the offseason, some other big names made their way to new homes across the majors this winter. Need a refresher on who landed where as spring training action heats up? We’ve got you covered. New team: St. Louis Cardinals How
11:46 AM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Sonny Gray has stiffness in his right elbow and was scratched from his scheduled start in the Cincinnati Reds‘ spring training opener against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Some teams take a stars-and-scrubs approach, some have depth but lack star power. We sort them all out and
9:20 AM ET Nationals Manager Davey Martinez stopped to chat at the edge of practice field No. 3 the other day in West Palm Beach, Florida, and behind him, coaches swung fungo bats to generate ground balls at Washington infielders. The perfect backdrop for a conversation that began, of course, with a reporter’s mention of