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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected this week. Baker is still beloved

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, sources told ESPN, with the plan to convert him

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 07:17 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 The Los Angeles Dodgers rehired longtime major leaguer Raul Ibanez as their new vice president of baseball development

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New starter Shota Imanaga immediately endeared himself to Cubs fans after taking the stage for his introductory news conference Friday. “Hey Chicago,” Imanaga said in English. “What

Field Level Media Jan 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves extended the contract of president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos through the 2031 season on Friday. He was promoted to his current role in February 2020 after joining the Braves as executive vice president and GM in

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderJan 12, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 With the college football season just wrapped up and the NFL playoffs getting started while MLB free

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a two-year, $37 million contract that includes a vesting player option, sources told ESPN,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:48 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 Juan Soto and the New York Yankees came to terms on a record-setting, $31 million salary for the

Jan 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With pitchers and catchers reporting next month, we’ve hit the final stretch of the 2023-24 MLB offseason — and there are still plenty of moves left to be made. Where will the top remaining free agents land? Will we see any more blockbuster trades? Will the

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs finalized a deal with Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga on Wednesday, agreeing to a four-year, $53 million contract, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. The

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions From the first day of the offseason, right-handed starter Dylan Cease has been among baseball’s most talked-about trade candidates. Executives around the league expected the Chicago White Sox ace

Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN’s early-season baseball schedule will be the Sho Show, as Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be featured on two of ESPN’s first three “Sunday Night Baseball” telecasts this season. ESPN will open its Sunday night schedule with the

Jan 9, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs are working toward an agreement, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Imanaga, 30, excelled during eight seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, going 74-55 with a 2.96 ERA and striking

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 01:54 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 Miami Marlins hired Rachel Balkovec to be their farm director Tuesday, sources told ESPN, tabbing the first female manager in the minor leagues to ramp

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 8, 2024, 03:49 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 St. Louis Cardinals hired former Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom as an adviser Monday, bulking up their front office after the team’s

Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 01:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Two council members from the city of Oakland have mailed a letter to Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval expressing their concerns with his club’s decision to block a minor league game by the expansion Oakland Ballers that had been scheduled for

Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 04:52 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco, a shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was released Monday from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing investigation into allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Franco paid 2 million Dominican pesos ($34,000) as a

Associated Press Jan 7, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Mookie Betts was wearing a different hat at the Golden Globes. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger walked the red carpet Sunday night as the owner of his own media company. He was accompanied by two of his partners in OMG,