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ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays have signed catcher Francisco Mejia to a minor league contract, and outfielder Josh Lowe is not expected to play in a game for the next 10 to 15 days as he deals with hip inflammation. Mejia, 28, was released

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck has been diagnosed with an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm and is evaluating his treatment options after the condition was checked after he began experiencing numbness in his hand. The team

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers — and many around the world — with his marriage announcement Thursday, so manager Dave Roberts said any gift the team gives the two-time MVP would be like most of the money in his

ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes retired Baltimore Orioles shortstop prospect Jackson Holliday on a grounder to second base Thursday in a spring training matchup of the top overall picks in the past two amateur drafts. Skenes threw 10 pitches while retiring the side

Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 7.1% last year to a record $4,525,719, according to the annual report the players’ association issued Thursday, but several teams appear to be cutting payroll for 2024. After declining in 2021 following the pandemic-shortened season,

ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 4-year-old son of Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson is out of the pediatric intensive care unit at a Florida hospital, where he’d been since the weekend when he was struck by a car. Toby Swanson’s mother, Madison Swanson, posted the news

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions LESS THAN FOUR months after the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ postseason run ended with a World Series loss to the Texas Rangers, baseball’s oldest pitching coach is back in his comfort

ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 04:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announced on social media Thursday that he is married. The two-way player, who moved from the Los Angeles Angels to the Dodgers in December on a record-breaking contract worth $700 million over 10 years, wrote

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 28, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — At some point in a long offseason, Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, understood they might have to pivot from their desire for a long-term

Field Level Media Feb 28, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles added some veteran help Wednesday by signing infielder Kolten Wong and right-hander Julio Teheran to minor league contracts. Wong, 33, was a two-time Gold Glove second baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals, and Teheran, also 33, made two All-Star teams