2:18 PM ET The Cleveland Indians will listen to trade offers for some of their veteran players this winter as they face the sort of difficult choices that small-market teams must address, according to sources. The Indians will hold on to shortstop Francisco Lindor and MVP candidate Jose Ramirez next season, but they have indicated
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6:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs have picked up the option on left-hander Cole Hamels‘ contract for the 2019 season, the team announced Friday. The Cubs exercised their $6.25 million option for Pedro Strop on Thursday, and fellow reliever Brandon Kintzler picked up his $5 million player option. The Cubs also traded
Nov 1, 2018 The 2018 World Series ended four days ago, but there’s still plenty to look back on. We asked three of our baseball experts to share some of their thoughts on the Red Sox win. One moment you’ll always remember from this World Series? Sam Miller, ESPN.com writer: Eduardo Rodriguez slamming his glove
9:22 PM ET David Freese is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a one-year, $5 million contract, according to multiple reports. The reigning NL champions held a $6 million option on the 35-year-old infielder, who joined the team in August after a trade from Pittsburgh Pirates. The team did not exercise the option, and
6:03 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts is expected to return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as is the entirety of his coaching staff, front-office executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi strongly suggested during a joint news conference from Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Friedman, who recently finished his fourth season as the
6:09 PM ET The Chicago Cubs exercised their 2019 option, worth $6.25 million, on reliever Pedro Strop, the team announced Thursday. The 33-year-old Strop posted a 2.26 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 60 appearances in the 2018 season, arguably his best. The right-hander also recorded 13 saves, including 11 after closer Brandon Morrow went down
5:36 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam. The Palm Beach Post reports Justin Wayne and his brother, Hawkeye Wayne, also paid $3.8
4:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward and San Francisco reliever Mark Melancon let the deadline pass for exercising opt-out provisions in their contracts. Doing the same were two Cuban outfielders who have been major disappointments and spent all of this season in the minor leagues: Boston’s Rusney Castillo
2:26 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Red Sox say their brand new World Series trophy has been repaired after getting beaned by a beer can during the championship parade. From Eduardo Rodriguez’s glove slam to David Price sprinting out to the mound to celebrate, we look back on some of the moments that
11:51 PM ET Associated Press While Manny Machado was non-committal as to his future after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost the World Series in five games, he may have shed insight into his thinking Wednesday when he took to Instagram. Where will Manny and Bryce go? How will the Red Sox, Astros and Yanks ramp