Nov 6, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 MLB hot stove is upon us. All eyes are on the top free agent, two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who many predict will become the first $500 million player in North American professional sports history. Which teams will go all-in to contend for a 2024
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Nov 6, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Craig Counsell is leaving the Milwaukee Brewers to become the manager for the Chicago Cubs, sources confirmed to ESPN. Counsell’s contract is for five years and $40 million, the highest salary for any MLB manager ever, sources confirmed to ESPN. It’s a blockbuster move for Chicago,
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets are hiring Carlos Mendoza as their new manager, sources told ESPN on Monday. Mendoza, 43, comes to Queens after spending 15 years
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Guardians hired Stephen Vogt as their new manager Monday, tabbing the former All-Star catcher with no managerial experience but who has widespread respect through
Nov 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The day after the Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in franchise history, 130 players became free agents as baseball’s offseason season began. While this year’s free-agent class doesn’t have as many big names as last year’s — when players such as Aaron Judge,
Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 09:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — Toronto third baseman Matt Chapman and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier won their fourth Gold Gloves, while New York Yankees rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe and Colorado rookie center fielder Brenton Doyle were among 13 first-time winners of the fielding honor. Toronto, Texas and
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 07:18 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins hired Peter Bendix to run their baseball-operations department, poaching him from the Tampa Bay Rays in hopes of replicating the consistent success of
Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be allowed to move to a Major League Baseball team under the player posting system, the Orix Buffaloes said Sunday after the team lost Game 7 of the Japan Series to the Hanshin Tigers. The ace pitcher has been
ESPN News Services Nov 5, 2023, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs are exercising their 2024 options on right-hander Kyle Hendricks and catcher Yan Gomes, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Sunday. Hendricks, the final remaining player from the Cubs’ 2016 World Series-winning team, will make $16.5 million in 2024. Gomes
Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Joey Votto posted a video on social media Sunday thanking the people of Cincinnati, one day after his 17-year career with the Reds apparently came to an end. In a video posted on X on Sunday morning, the first baseman said that