4:29 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres say they are switching to a brown and gold color scheme for 2020 and beyond. Wayne Partello, the team’s chief marketing officer, says the Padres have notified Major League Baseball that they intend to make the change. Partello said Friday that the team
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4:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina says his Cooperstown plaque will not feature either team’s logo. “Both the Yankees and the Orioles were instrumental in my reaching Cooperstown,” Mussina said Friday in a statement released by the Baseball Hall of Fame. HOF Class of ’19
4:18 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent starting pitcher Marco Estrada has signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN on Friday. The 35-year-old right-hander is the second
2:53 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have re-signed free-agent reliever Oliver Perez for next season. Perez appeared in 51 games last season for the Indians, who signed the left-hander in June and added him to one of baseball’s best bullpens. Cleveland now needs Perez more than ever after losing closer Cody
2:17 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Reliever Justin Wilson has agreed to a two-year deal with the New York Mets worth $10 million according to sources. The deal includes $500,000 in performance bonuses each year. On the surface,
11:31 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The swoosh is expected to be on the front of Major League Baseball uniforms starting in 2020. Nike will take over from Majestic Athletic as Major League Baseball’s uniform supplier for the 2020 season. The swoosh logo likely will move to a more prominent position on jersey
11:00 AM ET There were moments in recent seasons when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about Yasiel Puig‘s daily approach to his work, about his consistency, and Roberts would pause and smile and look down, collecting and perhaps measuring his thoughts. Whatever he said after that really didn’t matter as much as that initial
12:00 AM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and director of player development Andy McKay on Thursday strongly denied allegations from the team’s former high performance director that they disparaged Latino players. Answering questions about the allegations for the first time since they surfaced in November, Dipoto and McKay reiterated
11:13 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The member leagues of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Leagues Confederation voted on Thursday to halt plans for the 2019 Caribbean Series in Venezuela and left open a period of 24 hours to find an emergency alternate venue or cancel the event this year, a source told ESPN Deportes. Political
7:46 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco‘s $14 million club option for 2023 under his new deal with the Cleveland Indians would become guaranteed if he pitches 170 or more innings in 2022 and is expected to be healthy for the following season. The 31-year-old right-hander agreed Dec. 6 to a $47 million,