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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout game. “The feeling was just like, ‘Man, I’m better than this,'” the

Associated Press Jan 1, 2025, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired left-hander Tyler Gilbert in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Chicago sent minor league right-hander Aaron Combs to Philadelphia for the 31-year-old Gilbert, who had a 3.24 ERA in six relief appearances with the Phillies

Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 05:13 PM ET MURRIETA, Calif. — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Joc Pederson won a World Series in Texas with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020, then got another championship ring the following season after twice changing teams. The Rangers missed the playoffs last season after winning their own title in 2023,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2024, 09:38 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The initial list of major league teams that expressed interest in Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, his agent,

ESPN News Services Dec 30, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals are bringing back pitcher Trevor Williams. The team agreed to terms with Williams on a two-year contract worth $14 million, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a successful physical exam. The right-handed starter spent the past two seasons

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox, who struggled to come up with five dependable starting pitchers last season, are considering a six-man rotation in 2025. “We have had some conversations,” Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Monday in his first comments since trading for

ESPN News Services Dec 30, 2024, 01:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with first baseman Josh Bell on a one-year contract worth $6 million, according to multiple reports. The deal is subject to a successful physical. Bell returns to Washington after spending the 2021 season and bulk of

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 29, 2024, 01:54 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 Chicago Cubs acquired utilityman Vidal Bruján on Sunday, sending first baseman Matt Mervis to the Miami Marlins in a swap of former top

Dec 29, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. The Carter Center confirmed that the former president died peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home in Plains, Georgia. At 100 years old, Carter was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. A life-long Atlanta Braves