2:00 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Left-hander Aaron Loup and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a one-year contract that guarantees $1.4 million, a deal that includes a team option for 2020. Loup gets a $1.2 million salary this year under the agreement announced Sunday. San Diego’s option is for $2 million
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12:51 PM ET Marcus Stroman expressed frustration with the direction of the Toronto Blue Jays, saying he wants a long-term deal with the team but that front-office officials aren’t returning the interest. “Mentally, I’m ready to perform, wherever it may be,” Stroman told reporters Sunday. “I want to play here. I’ve been wanting to play
12:21 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Major league home run leader Khris Davis would like a long-term deal from the Oakland Athletics that allows him to stay with the franchise for at least three more seasons. Davis says desire for a multiyear contract won’t consume as he prepares to open the season in
8:49 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He’s fully committed to the game and much more comfortable on the field. Sometimes, though, he still sounds like a football player. On his first day at spring training with the New York Mets,
9:12 AM ET A word of advice for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper if one of them winds up taking the Philadelphia Phillies’ money: Be prepared to get very, very dirty. Three and a half months after the pursuit started, here’s where things stand with Harper, Machado and their suitors. Plus, updates on Craig Kimbrel,
7:40 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Ichiro Suzuki fluidly went through a variety of stretches on the floor in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse even before going onto the field. Once outside, he smoothly went through fielding, hitting and baserunning drills. At 45 and in spring training again, Suzuki is working toward the chance
8:39 PM ET If, a few years from now, CC Sabathia is standing on a stage behind the Clark Sports Complex in Cooperstown, New York, delivering a speech on Induction Day, many will point to a moment this past season that kind of encapsulated what he is all about. It happened at Tropicana Field on
5:59 PM ET The San Francisco Giants have reached a deal to bring 31-year-old free-agent outfielder Cameron Maybin to camp as a non-roster invitee, a source confirms to ESPN. Maybin, a 12-year veteran, played last season with Miami and Seattle, where he hit .251 and .242, respectively. The deal was first reported by The Athletic.
4:15 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna will be on a limited throwing program to start the spring but is expected to be ready for Opening Day, manager Mike Shildt said Saturday. Ozuna underwent offseason shoulder surgery and is still in the rehabilitation process. “Just making sure
1:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — CC Sabathia, the husky left-hander who is entering his 19th major league season, formally announced Saturday that he’ll be calling it quits at the end of 2019. “I just wanted to make this announcement that 2019 is my final season,” Sabathia said at the start of his news conference