ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2023, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers reached agreement on a one-year, $4.5 million deal with free agent reliever Kirby Yates, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Tuesday. The deal is pending a physical. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Yates, 36, went 7-2 with five saves and a
Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderDec 5, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said shortstop Jackson Holliday, the consensus best prospect in
Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 07:56 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Right-hander Erick Fedde and the Chicago White Sox agreed on a two-year, $15 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, bringing the 30-year-old
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 06:16 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE — The Cleveland Guardians will pick first in the 2024 MLB amateur draft next summer after winning the second-ever draft lottery on Tuesday at baseball’s winter meetings. The
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian put to rest any speculation, however faint it
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged Tuesday that his team met with two-way sensation
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M defensive lineman Lebbeus Overton is planning to enter the transfer portal, he announced Tuesday on social media. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive end from Milton, Georgia, will still have
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Middle Tennessee is expected to hire Derek Mason as head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. A deal is expected to come together soon, as the school has announced a 9 a.m. news conference for Wednesday. Mason has a long history of coaching in
ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took the College Football Playoff committee to task on Tuesday, slamming its decision to exclude the undefeated Florida State football team from the four-team playoff. DeSantis, speaking at a news conference to detail his proposed $114.4
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 05:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The results were probably what Tiger Woods should have expected in last week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. In his first start in