9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services In need of another left-handed option out of the bullpen, the Chicago Cubs signed reliever Xavier Cedeno on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. News of the deal was first reported by The Athletic. Cedeno, 32, went 2-0 with a 2.43 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 33⅓ innings last season
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9:20 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are projected to win 90-plus games and a division title for a seventh consecutive season, yet the prevailing narrative surrounding them has focused mostly on the moves they failed to make over the winter. Specifically that they didn’t sign Bryce Harper, didn’t acquire J.T. Realmuto
9:05 PM ET San Diego Padres reliever Brad Wieck said Wednesday that he underwent surgery for testicular cancer last month and his goal “is to be ready by the break of spring training for wherever they want to send me.” Wieck, 27, made his MLB debut with the Padres last September, striking out 10 in
9:29 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright stood in front of his customary corner locker following the St. Louis Cardinals‘ first workout and said he was healthy. “Last year going into spring training, I was struggling,” the pitcher said Wednesday. “I was trying to convince myself I was better than I was,
6:05 PM ET Veteran pitcher Doug Fister, who recorded a 3.72 ERA over 10 major league seasons, is retiring, his agent said Wednesday. Fister’s agent, Page Odle, told MLB.com that the 35-year-old had several contract offers but wanted to spend time with his family. “He’s been contemplating this for a couple months,” Odle said. “The
5:51 PM ET Pedro GomezMLB Close ESPN’s Pedro Gomez covered the Oakland A’s home and away nearly every day from 1992-97 for the San Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee and then became the national baseball writer and later a general columnist at the Arizona Republic before becoming an ESPN bureau reporter in 2003. TEMPE,
5:24 PM ET Leave it to Alex Bregman to try and stir up a little controversy. The All-Star third baseman for the Houston Astros had a breakout season at the plate in 2018, hitting 31 home runs and finishing fifth in the American League MVP voting, while also having a breakout season on social media.
4:47 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta underwent knee surgery a few weeks ago, manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday. Kapler told reporters that Arrieta had the surgery, which he described as “a meniscus cleanup” after he injured his left knee while weight training. “There were no structural issues,” Kapler told reporters, according to Philly.com.
4:54 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — Saying he’s in a better place both mentally and physically this spring, Chicago Cubs righty Yu Darvish is looking to rebound after a season to forget in 2018. Poor performance gave way to an elbow injury last season, but he says that’s all behind him now. Darvish was asked
3:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – A mid-winter trip to the Dominican Republic has New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone fully convinced that his catcher’s largely atrocious 2018 season will give way to a dramatically better one this year. It’s what he sees inside Gary Sanchez that has Boone believing. “There’s a real hunger to