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10:51 PM ET Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League on Sunday condemned violence and unsportsmanlike conduct on the field after two incidents the day before, including one in which former two-time MLB all-star Asdrubal Cabrera attacked a rival player as he celebrated a home run. Carlos Castro was leading off the
10:23 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Kyle Farmer from Cincinnati on Friday night in a trade that sent minor league right-hander Casey Legumina to the Reds. Farmer gives the Twins middle infield flexibility regardless of whether they get a new deal done this winter with free agent shortstop Carlos
7:58 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Right-hander Tyler Kinley and the Colorado Rockies agreed Friday to a $6.25 million, three-year contract, a deal that could increase to $9.25 million if he becomes the team’s closer when he returns from elbow surgery. Kinley gets $1.2 million next year and $1.3 million in 2024, which would
Nov 18, 2022 Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Longtime executive Billy Beane is stepping away from the day-to-day operations of the Oakland Athletics to become the senior adviser to owner John Fisher. David Forst will lead baseball operations, maintaining his title of general manager. “This is really as much as me taking on a new
6:44 PM ET Cody Bellinger, a 27-year-old outfielder who was an MVP as recently as 2019, was non-tendered by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, a somewhat expected move that nonetheless encapsulates his precipitous downfall offensively. Bellinger was due to make something in the neighborhood of $18 million in 2023, which would have been his
4:22 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels acquired third baseman Gio Urshela from the Minnesota Twins for minor league right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo, the team announced on Friday. After three years with the New York Yankees, Urshela was traded along with Gary Sanchez to Minnesota before last season. Urshela, 31, slashed .285/.338/.429 with 13 home runs
6:51 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt has been voted the National League MVP, beating out teammate Nolan Arenado and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado. Goldschmidt, 35, took home his first MVP honor, receiving 22 of 30 first-place votes and eight seconds for 380 points from a Baseball Writers’ Association of
7:46 PM ET Aaron Judge etched a permanent spot in the memories of baseball fans when he set the American League single-season home run record and chased a Triple Crown down the stretch for the New York Yankees. Now, he has a final accolade to top his historic 2022. The slugger was crowned AL Most
7:00 AM ET THROUGHOUT THE 2022 SEASON, as much as New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said publicly he was not thinking about home run records, about the history around his chase, the legends of baseball lore found him anyway. Before a game against the Boston Red Sox in late September, Judge stood at his
8:08 AM ET Los Angeles Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani had a 2.33 ERA and an .875 OPS in 2022. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge led the league in OPS, runs, RBIs and set the American League home run record with 62. In any other year, either would be the obvious choice for AL Most
7:46 PM ET Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander won his third American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, joining a distinguished club with fewer than a dozen members throughout baseball history. He did so unanimously. And he did so under unprecedented circumstances — as a 39-year-old coming off Tommy John surgery, which kept him off
11:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will undergo surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow next week, team president Dave Dombrowski told reporters Wednesday, though it was not immediately clear how long the recovery timeline will be. Harper is set for surgery Nov. 23 for a tear
6:58 PM ET Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona was named American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third time in his career. Francona received 17 first-place votes for 112 points. Baltimore Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde came in second and Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais finished third. Dusty Baker of the Astros, Aaron
7:50 PM ET The New York Mets‘ Buck Showalter was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night, becoming just the third person to take the prize four times and the first to do it with four different franchises. Showalter is the first Mets manager to win the award, which has been presented
4:28 PM ET Anthony Rizzo is re-signing with the New York Yankees on a multi-year deal worth up to $51 million, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Rizzo will make $34 million over the next two seasons plus a club option for 2025 that includes a $6 million buyout, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan,
7:53 PM ET The Atlanta Braves believed Michael Harris II had the ability to at least hold his own in the majors after impressing the front office and coaching staff in spring training in both 2021 and ’22. At the minimum, they knew he was the best defensive center fielder in the organization, and with
6:52 PM ET Julio Rodriguez grew up in Loma de Cabrera, a small Dominican town of roughly 20,000 located near the Haitian border. Before him, the only prominent baseball player from there was Rafael Furcal, an All-Star shortstop through the 2000s. Rodriguez looked up to Furcal as a kid. He remembers the parade that the