4:12 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Left-hander Kyle Freeland and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a five-year, $64.5 million contract that includes a sixth-year player option, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN. The contract ties
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7:00 AM ET On Opening Day this season, six of the top 25 prospects in baseball took the field with their respective MLB teams. But years before Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Bobby Witt Jr. Hunter Greene and others in a stellar rookie class of 2022 broke camp as major leaguers, there was Kris Bryant. Bryant,
11:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — One thing, more than any other, took Freddie Freeman by surprise during his first series from Dodger Stadium — the amount of times fans chanted his name, after a decade-plus of jeers when he played for the visiting Atlanta Braves. “They’re chanting every time I go up to bat,”
7:10 PM ET Former Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta announced Monday that he’s retiring after a 12-season career. “Well, I haven’t signed the papers, man, but I’m done. It’s time for me to step away from the game,” Arrieta said on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast. “At some point the uniform goes to somebody
8:11 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Mike Trout was out of the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night, a day after the star center fielder was hit on his left hand by a pitch. Team trainer Mike Frostad said an MRI on Monday was negative for a fracture and that
11:34 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left Monday night’s 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth inning with a strained left hamstring. Altuve legged out an infield single with one out in the eighth and then fell to the ground past first base. He sat on
8:45 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Infielder Jed Lowrie and relievers A.J. Puk and Lou Trivino were among six players added to the COVID-19 injured list by the Oakand Athletics before their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Reliever Kirby Snead, infielder Chad Pinder and catcher Austin Allen also were
7:15 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith WHEN THE SECURITY GUARDS ARRIVED to eject them, the man and his wife were almost relieved. They quietly hustled up the stairs and out of Fenway Park on that day in 2007. Maybe, just maybe, nobody would ever know the culprit’s name. Dan Kelly had done something really dumb —
8:00 AM ET Kenley Jansen wasn’t looking for a change. He had achieved a nearly impossible situation in modern sports — stability — and was grateful to have held on to it as long as he did. For 17 years, half his life, he’d been in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Twelve of those years
8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Manager Alex Cora said the Boston Red Sox expect to be without multiple unvaccinated players for an upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada. Starting pitcher Tanner Houck told the Boston Globe on Sunday that he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and won’t pitch during