5:17 PM ET The New York Mets announced Monday that former captain and seven-time All-Star David Wright will take a job in the team’s front office. Wright will be special advisor to Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. “I again want to thank the Wilpon and Katz families for
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3:01 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 reliever Kelvin Herrera and the Chicago White Sox agreed on a two-year, $18 million contract that includes a vesting option for a third season, league sources familiar with the deal
2:06 PM ET There are a few precious facets of baseball that seem to be disappearing before our eyes, lost in a billowing cloud of strikeouts, walks, hit batters and long fly balls. For the most part, the bemoaning of these things is a little exaggerated. Singles, triples, batting average, double plays, assists and intentional
2:11 PM ET If superstar free agent Manny Machado does end up putting on pinstripes before spring training, another recently added New York Yankees shortstop expects to be among the first to welcome him to the team and embrace the chance to play with him. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Friday that the recently
11:20 AM ET Early in this offseason, some agents were a little concerned about a rash of trades because of how those deals affect a large class of free agents. When one team addresses a roster hole by swapping assets with another club, that effectively closes an opportunity for a free agent. That burst of
9:24 AM ET Former Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special assistant in the baseball operations department on Sunday. His hiring comes a day after the Pirates added former World Series MVP David Eckstein in a similar role. The Rangers fired Banister as manager in September. He was 325-313 as
3:10 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have acquired catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade with the New York Mets. The three-time defending AL champions sent right-hander Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty to New York in exchange for Plawecki, who played in 78 games — 64 starts — for the Mets
9:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Reliever Zach Britton agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal to return to the New York Yankees on Saturday, league sources told ESPN, fortifying one of the game’s best bullpens after it
8:12 AM ET If Tony Clark had asked, I would have suggested the Major League Baseball Players Association chief give a holiday read of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Leadership: In Turbulent Times.” Within it, she writes about the different leadership styles of Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as they faced the nation’s worst financial
8:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired right-handed pitcher Luke Farrell on a waiver claim Friday from the Los Angeles Angels. Texas also signed right-handers Adrian Sampson and Rafael Montero to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Farrell, the son of former big league manager John