3:33 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Chili Davis has been hired as hitting coach of the New York Mets after spending last season in the role with the Chicago Cubs. Davis was hitting coach for Oakland manager Bob Melvin (2012-14) and Boston manager John Farrell (2015-2017) before moving to the Cubs under manager
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10:53 AM ET Not long after the World Series, the Cleveland Indians made it known to the rest of the industry that they would take offers for their best available starting pitchers — two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, right-hander Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer, who was coming off a breakout performance in 2018.
3:55 PM ET Veteran Mike Napoli, a popular clubhouse figure who hit 267 home runs and made three World Series trips during his 13-year career, announced his retirement Saturday. Napoli, who did not play in the majors last season because of a knee injury, said in a statement that he hopes to “be remembered as
12:05 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to honor former Cleveland Indians center fielder Larry Doby, the American League’s first black ballplayer, with the Congressional Gold Medal. Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Cincinnati-area Republican, recently announced passage of the bill, which awaits President
11:11 AM ET Let the record show that if Bryce Harper never plays another game for the Washington Nationals, his last plate appearance resulted in a double off the Rockies’ Chris Rusin, in Harper’s 3,306th at-bat for the franchise that drafted him — his 922nd hit and 385th extra-base hit. Hopefully, Harper set aside his
8:58 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Right-hander Merrill Kelly is joining his hometown Arizona Diamondbacks, agreeing to a $5.5 million, two-year contract. The 30-year-old spent the past four seasons with SK Wyverns in South Korea. He was 48-32 with a 3.86 ERA, including 16-7 in 2017. A Scottsdale native, Kelly attended Desert Mountain High
6:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Now that he is with the St. Louis Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt is not thinking beyond the 2019 season. The six-time All-Star was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks this week and will earn $14.5 million in the final season of a seven-year deal that will pay $46 million,
5:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Nationals owner Mark Lerner says he doesn’t expect Bryce Harper to return to Washington after telling the superstar outfielder that the team maxed out with its offer at the end of the regular season. Lerner told 106.7 The Fan on Friday that he expects Harper and agent Scott Boras
9:15 AM ET An agent recently described the state of the 30-team winter market. About 10 teams are aggressively trying to better, he said. About 10 teams are open to the idea of additions, but not interested in chasing the most expensive players. And the other 10 teams, he estimated, aren’t really trying at all,
2:29 AM ET Former Major League Baseball players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car accident on Thursday night, a spokesperson for their Venezuelan team, Cardenales de Lara, confirmed. Valbuena was 33. Castillo was 37. Valbuena played 11 seasons in the majors, including his final two with the Los Angeles Angels, who