11:50 PM ET Kiley McDaniel Close ESPN MLB Insider ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com
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8:04 PM ET CHICAGO — A glitch in a graphic file that was emailed to some fans announcing the Chicago White Sox‘s hiring of new manager Tony La Russa on Thursday contained a signature of AJ Hinch on a picture of La Russa. The mistake was due to multiple variations of the graphic being prepared
8:31 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have declined to exercise a $15 million mutual 2021 option on veteran outfielder Ryan Braun as the franchise’s career home run leader ponders whether to continue playing. Braun is due a $4 million buyout. Braun is due a $4 million buyout and became a free
9:06 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Yankees plan to exercise two option years on reliever Zack Britton worth $27 million and to decline options on outfielder Brett Gardner and pitcher J.A. Happ, according to multiple reports. Gardner and Happ would become eligible for free agency. Gardner would get a $2.5 million
5:30 PM ET Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 After 34 years, Tony La Russa is back as the Chicago
3:09 PM ET Tony La Russa is back as the Chicago White Sox manager 34 years after his first stint on the South Side. According to ESPN Stats and Information research, that time gap is the longest for any team in NFL, NBA, NHL or Major League Baseball. La Russa first managed in Chicago from
2:07 PM ET Tony La Russa, 76, a three-time World Series champion and a Hall of Famer, is the new manager of the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Thursday. La Russa hasn’t served as a major league manager since ending a 16-year run with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011, a season that culminated
12:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio deflected questions Thursday about whether he wants to block the sale of the New York Mets to hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. Asked about the proposed sale at a news briefing, de Blasio said the city law department is legally
7:00 AM ET The weirdest, strangest, wackiest, smartest, stupidest, best, worst season in baseball history is finally over — and it’s not clear if we should be happy or sad. Major League Baseball brought us so much pleasure, but also such a large measure of pain. So all we can hope, for so many reasons
6:00 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies declined infielder Daniel Murphy‘s $12 million option on Wednesday, bringing a close to his two-year stint with the team. Murphy, 35, will receive a $6 million buyout. He never really flourished at hitter-friendly Coors Field after signing a $24 million, two-year deal — with a