6:44 PM ET Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper were two of seven major league players to receive qualifying offers Friday. The players who received offers have 10 days to accept a $17.9 million salary for 2019 — the mean salary of MLB’s 125 highest-paid players — or become a
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6:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a three-year extension that will keep the greatest pitcher of his generation from venturing into the free-agent market. The deal will pay the 30-year-old left-hander $93 million, a source told ESPN on Friday, and includes incentives based on workload
4:32 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill dismissed talk about trading J.T. Realmuto with a joke Friday, noting the All-Star catcher may well be in a new uniform next year because there are rumors about the team changing its logo. Realmuto’s agent, Jeff Berry, predicted this week that
3:00 PM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and a delegation from the Red Sox will take the World Series trophy to his hometown of Caugus, Puerto Rico, on Saturday to celebrate. Cora became the first Puerto Rican manager to win the World Series on Sunday. He draped a Puerto Rican flag over his
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
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