Associated Press Dec 27, 2023, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Veteran reliever Diego Castillo is among seven free agents who have signed minor league contracts with the Texas Rangers that include invitations to spring training with the World Series champions. The Rangers announced the signings Wednesday of Castillo and two other
Associated Press Dec 27, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Josh Staumont on a one-year contract on Wednesday, the team’s first major league free agency move of the offseason. Staumont, 30, pitched five seasons for the Kansas City Royals, saving eight games with
Dec 27, 2023, 04:01 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been summoned by authorities in the Dominican Republic to answer a complaint of allegations that he had inappropriate relationships with minors. Franco and his lawyers are required to attend a meeting on Thursday with the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Children and Adolescents
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto said his desire to win trumped all other reasons in choosing his new team, including the fact that Shohei Ohtani also picked the
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNDec 27, 2023, 05:25 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2023, 05:34 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Dallas
Don Van Natta Jr., ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Close Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, “Backstory” Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from
Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League’s top four as second-half goals by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva sealed a comeback 3-1 victory at Everton on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s newly-crowned FIFA World Club champions had lost ground in the title race after a run of only one win in six league games,
Tom Chambers Dec 27, 2023, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino has challenged his Chelsea players to follow the example set by once out-of-favour winger Noni Madueke, who won and scored a late penalty against Crystal Palace in the team’s 2-1 win on Wednesday. Madueke, who has struggled for game time
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he “hopes” Erling Haaland can return to action before the end of January after saying that the Manchester City forward is still not fit enough to train with his teammates following a recent foot injury. Haaland, 23, has now missed City’s last six games in all competitions after sitting