11:45 AM ET Didi Gregorius is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies after the free agent shortstop reached a two-year, $28 million deal with the team, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. Gregorius, who turns 31 on Feb. 18, proved to be a huge bargain in 2020 for the Phillies, who signed the free agent
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9:53 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired third baseman Nolan Arenado in a trade with the Colorado Rockies, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The Rockies are getting multiple players in the deal and will send upward of $50 million to St. Louis, sources said. The news was first reported by
9:50 PM ET When Nolan Arenado signed his eight-year contract extension with the Colorado Rockies in spring training of 2019, it appeared he would spend the rest of his career in a Rockies uniform. He had stated all along he wanted to play for a consistent playoff contender and the Rockies were coming off back-to-back
9:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Indians agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with former Minnesota Twins OF Eddie Rosario, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Rosario, 29, made $7.75 million last season, batting .257 with 13 homers and 42 RBIs with a .792 OPS in 57 games for the Twins. He
4:52 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Tigers finalized a one-year, $2 million contract with catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday. Ramos played 45 games last season with the New York Mets, hitting .239 with five home runs and 15 RBIs. He was an All-Star in 2016 for the Washington Nationals and in 2018 with
1:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Free-agent first baseman Daniel Murphy is retiring from the sport, he announced Friday. “This is a beautiful game, and I really just feel humbled and blessed that it let me jump on the ride for a little bit,” Murphy told SNY. “It’s beautiful. It can teach you about so
9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” With just three weeks before spring training is scheduled to start, the free-agent market has finally headed up — well, for some teams at least — but one true ace remains unsigned.
10:01 AM ET Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson is in agreement on a one-year, $7 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was first to report the agreement. Pederson, 28, batted .234/.339/.479 with 123 homers and 108 doubles in 687 regular-season games for the Dodgers from 2015 to
11:42 AM ET The Kid is back. Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as a senior adviser to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, it was announced Friday. Griffey’s role will focus on consulting the commissioner’s office on a variety of issues, including an emphasis on baseball operations and youth baseball development, including the
11:09 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Matt Moore have agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Moore pitched this past season in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He last pitched in MLB for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 but made only two starts before undergoing