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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Somebody should ask Shohei Ohtani a really simple question about his free agency: What is the point of all of this secrecy? Of course, that

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

Dec 5, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Bregman will be a free agent after the 2024 season but that doesn’t mean the Houston Astros are willing to trade their star third baseman now to try to recoup assets in case they can’t re-sign him. “I think most teams understand that we’re not

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2023, 08:54 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The New York Mets should be getting their All-Star closer back for the 2024 season as righty Edwin Diaz is on schedule to return from a

Dec 4, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will make All-Star Mookie Betts “the every-day second baseman” next season. Speaking on the MLB Network on Monday, Roberts put to the rest the notion of Betts part-timing in both the infield and outfield as the Dodgers look to win

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 08:17 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE — Jim Leyland, the longtime manager who guided the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 11:14 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 — The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Jarred Kelenic, left-hander Marco Gonzales and first baseman Evan White from the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Jackson Kowar and

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Nineteen-year-old center fielder Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to an eight-year, $82 million contract with two club options and escalators that can take

Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pirates signed catcher Ali Sánchez to a 1-year deal on Friday, giving them another player to throw in the mix behind the plate with Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis. The 26-year-old Sánchez spent last season with Arizona’s Triple-A affiliate in Reno,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2023, 02:48 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 Hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly is closing in on an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, a

Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Mets claimed catcher Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and outfielder/catcher Cooper Hummel from the Seattle Mariners. Heineman, 32, hit .237 with three RBIs in 22 games for Pittsburgh and Toronto, which acquired him April

Associated Press Dec 1, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Oscar Gonzalez, whose walk-off single beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the 2022 AL Division Series, was claimed by New York off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. The 25-year-old outfielder is a right-handed hitter and batted .214 with

ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The Marlins are finalizing an agreement to hire former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to the Miami Herald on Friday. Kapler was fired by the Giants with three days left in the 2023 regular

Dec 1, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLB’s winter meetings begin Monday in Nashville, and it figures be an action-packed week of rumors, signings and trades. We’ve got it all covered for you right here, from our experts’ predictions heading into the meetings to the latest updates and analysis as the moves go

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Kenta Maeda sees a lot of the Old English “D” on jerseys and caps in Japan. “That’s a pretty cool-looking logo,” he said. “I think a lot of people in Japan are already wearing hats and jerseys not knowing it’s the Detroit

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was voted the majors’ best designated hitter on Thursday and joined David Ortiz as the only players to win the award three years in a row. Ohtani won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after hitting .304 with

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 30, 2023, 02:39 AM 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 Nick Martinez and the Cincinnati Reds agreed on a two-year, $26 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN, capping

ESPN News Services Nov 29, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Speedy utilityman Garrett Hampson and the Kansas City Royals agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract, the team announced. The deal is for $2 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Hampson started at six positions last season for Miami and