6:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have banned backpacks from their ballpark, a step farther than other major league clubs have gone in an era of enhanced security at stadiums. The Nationals announced the change on Friday. It will take effect starting this season. All major league ballparks require fans to
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5:48 PM ET Infielder Matt Davidson has agreed to a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Pasan. Davidson will be used as an infielder and could pitch as well, giving the Rangers their own two-way weapon. Davidson, 27, got off to a hot start with the White Sox in
5:04 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Mariano Rivera stopped at the entrance to the Plaque Gallery inside the Baseball Hall of Fame and just gazed at the walls, awestruck by the moment. He was a long way from Puerto Caimito, Panama. “I can’t comprehend it. It’s just amazing. Too much,” Rivera said Friday
3:47 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas is open to discussing a long-term deal with the Cardinals rather than waiting to go on the open market after the season. The 30-year-old right-hander returned to the major leagues last year after three seasons in Japan, agreeing to a two-year, $15.5 million contract with
1:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Pitcher Danny Farquhar has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees after recovering from a ruptured aneurysm and brain hemorrhage while pitching for the Chicago White Sox last April. Vlad Jr. is the headlining act, but he’s far from the only rising star
2:42 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Washington Nationals on Friday defeated outfielder Michael A. Taylor in the first salary arbitration decision this year. Taylor will receive the team’s offer of $3.25 million rather than his request of $3.5 million. Arbitrators Mark Burstein, James Darby and Matt Goldberg issued their decision Friday,
9:33 PM ET CHICAGO — Every year during Super Bowl week, ESPN.com sits down with Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer. What started as simply getting a one-time, big-game prediction because his beloved New England Patriots were the AFC representatives has become a yearly exercise — in part because the Patriots keep returning to the
2:52 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres met with free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper on Thursday in Las Vegas, sources familiar with the meeting told ESPN, officially adding a suitor to a list of teams that
9:12 PM ET Shohei Ohtani has been making steady progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he will not be ready by Opening Day, Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said on a conference call Thursday. Ohtani, the Japanese two-way star who will only be available as a designated hitter in 2019,
7:47 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. The contract is for $26 million, sources with knowledge of the agreement told ESPN. It sets