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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The rate of increase for Major League Baseball’s average salary slowed to 2.9% last year to a record $4.66 million, according to the annual report of the players’ association. The average of $4,655,366 was up from $4,525,719 in 2023, which marked

Jan 29, 2025, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner weighed in on the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ offseason spending spree, saying it will be even more “difficult” to keep up with the reigning World Series champions. The Dodgers have spent more than $450 million guaranteed this offseason, pushing their 2025

Jesse RogersJan 29, 2025, 11:40 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Cincinnati Reds have signed veteran lefty Wade Miley to a minor league contract, sources tell ESPN. Miley, 38, is recovering from elbow surgery after missing most of last season while playing

Open Extended Reactions Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources told ESPN, continuing the Dodgers’ construction of a superteam that will enter the 2025 season as heavy World Series favorites. Yates, 37, was one of the best relievers in baseball last year, posting

Open Extended Reactions MLB The Show 25 will feature three athletes for the first time, with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes gracing the cover as the video game embraces a “dynamic era” of young MLB talent. The decision to go with younger

Jan 28, 2025, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Roman Anthony, baseball’s No. 2 prospect according to Baseball America and the MLB Pipeline, was among nine non-roster invitees to spring training, the Boston Red Sox announced Tuesday. Anthony, 20, is a left-handed hitter who was named Double-A Portland’s team MVP in 2024 after hitting

Field Level Media Jan 28, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Rays ownership has yet to decide whether it will proceed with the development of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said. The plan to build the stadium in the Historic Gas Plant District to

Associated Press Jan 28, 2025, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers reached multiyear agreements with several distributors that will broadcast games in the team’s five-state television territory, the team announced Tuesday. A day after unveiling the new Rangers Sports Network (RSN), the team said the network had partnered with

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Adam Frazier is heading back to the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to multiple reports. The club has agreed to terms with the veteran second baseman/outfielder on a one-year deal worth $1.525 million, per the reports. The deal is pending Frazier passing a

Associated Press Jan 27, 2025, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with Dylan Carlson on a $975,000, one-year contract Monday, a couple of months after the outfielder was non-tendered by the Tampa Bay Rays. Carlson was a first-round draft pick in 2016 by the St. Louis Cardinals,