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Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reliever José Cisnero and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Saturday to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. A right-hander who turns 35 on April 11, Cisnero was 3-4 with two saves and a 5.31 ERA in 63 games last year in his

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 09:08 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani, rehabbing from elbow surgery as a pitcher while also preparing as a hitter,

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox swung a pair of trades with contending teams Saturday, sending right-handed reliever Gregory Santos to the Seattle Mariners, sources familiar with the

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Adrián Beltré will have a Texas Rangers logo on his baseball Hall of Fame plaque, while Jim Leyland will not have any team emblem. The Hall of Fame made the announcement Friday, 10 days after Beltré was elected by the Baseball

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Caribbean Series gets underway Thursday at Miami’s LoanDepot Park. This year, seven countries will compete: Venezuela (Tiburones de La Guaira), Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas), Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo), Panama (Federales de Chiriqui), Curacao (Curaçao Suns) and Nicaragua (Gigantes de Rivas). Last year, the Dominican

ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Twins added a veteran bat on Friday, agreeing to a deal with free agent first baseman Carlos Santana, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. Santana’s contract is for one year and worth $5.25 million, according to multiple reports. Santana, who turns

ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A few months ago, general manager Mike Elias said the Baltimore Orioles would keep their “foot on the gas pedal” after winning 101 games and the AL East title. This is what that looks like. When they acquired All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes on

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 10:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Theo Epstein, who as Red Sox general manager was the architect of two World Series championships, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company, Fenway Sports Group. Epstein, who also helped the Chicago

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles are acquiring former Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, sources told ESPN on Thursday, giving up infielder

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jazz Chisholm Jr. got disappointing news on his 26th birthday, losing to the Miami Marlins in the first salary arbitration decision of the year. The outfielder will be paid $2,625,000 rather than his $2.9 million request, Margaret Brogan, Jeanne Vonhof and

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein,

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $140,000, which is far

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 31, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Free agent left-hander Wandy Peralta is in agreement with the San Diego Padres on a four-year, $16.5 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The deal includes three

Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Series MVP Corey Seager had surgery Tuesday for a left sports hernia repair, and the Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop will miss most of spring training. General manager Chris Young said Seager had surgery in Arizona, where the team hold spring training, and will

ESPN News Services Jan 30, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions John Angelos has agreed to sell the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The transaction reportedly values the Orioles at $1.725 billion. Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, reportedly will take over as

Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions With Major League Baseball typically sharing a tentative schedule for the next season with teams early every year, the Oakland A’s were supposed to have figured

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 29, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung a five-player trade Monday, with second baseman Jorge Polanco going to Seattle for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin