1:42 PM ET Left-hander Matt Moore has agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to multiple reports. The deal is expected to pay Moore between $2.5 million to $3 million, according to MLB.com, which first reported the sides were nearing a deal. Moore, 29, went 3-8 with a 6.79 ERA for the
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12:40 PM ET Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, addressing his sport’s controversial campaign contributions to Cindy Hyde-Smith, said Tuesday that baseball will take more oversight of political donations going forward. MLB on Sunday asked for a refund of $10,000 it donated to Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican who is facing Democrat Mike Espy in a
8:00 AM ET After Sonny Gray was dropped from the Yankees’ rotation in early August, he was basically placed on double-secret probation — except because he played in New York, it wasn’t really a secret. Gray allowed seven runs in 2 2/3 innings to the Orioles on Aug. 1, and in the nine weeks that
7:00 AM ET The political and economic situation in Venezuela that has resulted in famine, deaths from lack of basic medicines and violent crime has led the U.S. State Department to issue a Level 3 travel warning, “Reconsider Travel,” making it just one of five countries in the Americas at that level. (The highest is
9:00 AM ET Remember when you were a kid and loved reading those “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories? Well, baseball fans, we have a real treat for you — a Bryce Harper Choose Your Own Adventure story. Here’s how it works: Start reading below. As you’ll see in the very first line, you are the
9:59 PM ET Free agent Lonnie Chisenhall has agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to The Athletic. Chisenhall, 30, has played eight seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians, seeing time at first base and third base, though he has been primarily an outfielder the past two seasons. He has
9:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ All-Star closer, completed heart surgery on Monday and posted a short, sanguine video from a hospital bed saying he is “doing good.” The video appeared on his Twitter account. Thank you for good thoughts, kind messages and prayers. 🙏🏽 @Dodgers @mlb #ChristmasSpirit #StrongerThanEver2019
8:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jim Riggleman, a 66-year-old veteran of 13 seasons as a major league manager, has been hired by the New York Mets as bench coach for Mickey Callaway. Riggleman was Cincinnati’s bench coach from 2016 until he became interim manager for 5 months last season, and he led
4:00 PM ET The Atlanta Braves are going old school in their quest to repeat as National League East champions. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports the club has agreed to a one-year, $23 million deal with free-agent third baseman Josh Donaldson while the Braves have also agreed to terms to bring catcher Brian McCann back
2:33 PM ET Free-agent catcher Brian McCann has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports. Contract details have not been disclosed. McCann, who spent the last two seasons with the Houston Astros, started his career with the Braves and played in Atlanta from 2005-13. McCann, 34, was a seven-time All-Star with