7:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — DJ LeMahieu is putting away his mittens and packing more mitts. A star second baseman for Colorado, LeMahieu is set to join a crowded New York Yankees infield. “I was told to bring a lot of gloves,” he said Wednesday on a conference call. Corey Kluber and
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6:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jed Lowrie would rather talk about wine than whine. The infielder visited Citi Field on Wednesday after finalizing a $20 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets, likely less money and a shorter term than he would have gotten before the free-agent market for solid-but-less-than-stellar veterans
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kansas City Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund has been suspended for the season’s first 80 games after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances. The commissioner’s office said Wednesday the positive tests were for selective androgen receptor modulators S-22 (Ostarine) and LGD-4033 (Ligandrol). Royals general manager Dayton Moore says
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Though they’ve won the most regular-season games in baseball over the past four seasons, the Chicago Cubs aren’t likely to catch much of a break from fans this weekend during their annual winter convention. Coming off a disappointing finish to 2018, combined with little to no action during this offseason
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Infielder Wilmer Flores has agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is pending a physical and will guarantee him $4.25 million, sources said. He’ll make a base of $3.75 million with a $500,000
2:06 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Reds play-by-play broadcaster Marty Brennaman will retire after the 2019 season, his 46th in Cincinnati. The team made the announcement Wednesday. The 76-year-old Brennaman joined the Reds’ radio team in 1974 and soon became known for his sign-off line after each win: “And this one belongs to the
1:43 PM ET Manny Machado remains unsigned, but the Chicago White Sox have made at least one pitch to the superstar shortstop. Multiple sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney that the White Sox have a seven-year, $175 million offer on the table for Machado. This comes three days after other sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that
11:00 AM ET In the midst of another remarkably slow market, a few folks on the players’ side whisper a dreaded word — collusion — but more seem to mention another one. Granular. Every standard operating procedure is being reassessed and re-evaluated, as if all front offices have adopted the mantra once used by former
4:01 AM ET The City of Anaheim voted in favor of a one-year extension to the Los Angeles Angels‘ stadium lease, giving both sides more time to potentially come up with a long-term solution. The Angels are now scheduled to play in Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, through the 2020 season, as approved by a
7:22 PM ET The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are scheduled to visit the White House on Feb. 15, team president Sam Kennedy told the Boston Globe. With no one to cook a feast because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump served up fast food when Clemson visited to celebrate its national title.