7:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ new hitting coach on Wednesday. The Dodgers have hired four new coaches to work under manager Dave Roberts, who is currently under contract for only the
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3:53 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said everything went “fantastic” with his heart surgery Monday and he plans to be back at Dodger Stadium next week to work on getting his heart rate up. “They found the problem, figured it out, put my heart back to normal,” Jansen told MLB Network on
3:34 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball. The move Wednesday came as the MLBPA finished its annual executive board meeting. Clark says
6:44 AM ET This offseason’s free-agent class didn’t end up as glamorous as projected a couple of years ago. Yes, we have Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but Harper isn’t coming off a great season. Clayton Kershaw decided to stay with the Dodgers rather than opt out. Andrew McCutchen is no longer an MVP candidate.
1:03 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have found a location for their modern new ballpark, announcing plans Wednesday to build near Jack London Square along the water. Team president Dave Kaval had hoped to finalize a site by the end of the year, and the A’s settled on the Howard
11:00 AM ET It’s fun to play the what-if game with Bryce Harper, imagining him dropped into the middle of a particular lineup. There are Braves fans who view this as more than fantasy, however, based on the response to a tweet posted the other day, after Atlanta signed Josh Donaldson. Possible Braves lineup:LF Acuna2B
11:51 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first three-time winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, part of the players’ association’s Players Choice Awards. The 37-year-old Granderson, the winner in 2009 and 2016, split last season between Toronto and Milwaukee. He was followed in the
7:55 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Donaldson needed the Braves. The Braves needed Josh Donaldson. Call this one a perfect match. The slugging third baseman was officially introduced to Atlanta on Tuesday, joining the team he cheered for as a youngster. Donaldson agreed to a $23 million, one-year deal that provides the sort
5:12 PM ET Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Archer underwent hernia surgery on Tuesday, putting the beginning of next season in jeopardy. The team said that he had a bilateral hernia repaired. “Recovery time is approximately 6 weeks & it is anticipated that he will be on or close to a regular schedule for the 2019
4:52 PM ET The Atlanta Braves didn’t exactly have a need for Josh Donaldson this winter, but after signing him to a one-year, $23 million contract on Monday, the price was certainly right given his upside once healthy. They’re now in a very strong position to trade another hitter or go into 2019 with a