4:14 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring veteran left-hitting outfielder David Peralta from the Arizona Diamondbacks for catching prospect Christian Cerda, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Peralta, 34, is a nine-year veteran with a career .803 OPS. He’s hitting .248 with 12 home runs in 87 games this season, playing exclusively

3:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Nostalgia again took over in the Bronx as Old-Timers’ Day returned to Yankee Stadium on Saturday for the first time since 2019. This time it looked a little different. The New York Yankees called off the annual playful reunion game because too many of the retired players

11:33 PM ET ESPN News Services All-Star right-hander Joe Musgrove is on the cusp of receiving a five-year, $100 million contract from his hometown San Diego Padres that would start next year. “We’ve been working on this thing for a while. We’re definitely as close as we’ve been throughout the whole process, but I wouldn’t

2:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani addressed questions about his future in Anaheim following a 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night that dropped his team 15 games below .500. Asked if he still wants to be with the Angels after the trade deadline next week, Ohtani,

12:02 PM ET In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred argued that “it may not be possible” for the league to enforce, establish and maintain better working conditions for minor leaguers if the antitrust exemption is stripped. Additionally, Manfred said that without the antitrust exemption, it was “more

Jul 28, 2022 ESPN News Services Right-hander Max Meyer, the Miami Marlins‘ top prospect, will undergo Tommy John surgery, the team announced Thursday. Meyer underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed the injury, and the decision to have the surgery was made after he consulted with multiple doctors. The surgery will be performed by Dr.

10:13 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The first-place New York Mets acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin and left-handed reliever Phillip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night in a trade for two minor leaguers. Cincinnati received outfielder Hector Rodríguez and right-hander Jose Acuña. Naquin, a first-round draft pick 10 years ago, was

6:21 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Unvaccinated left-hander Andrew Chafin was put on the restricted list by the Detroit Tigers before the opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday. Foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 are not allowed to enter Canada, save for limited exceptions that require a 14-day quarantine. Unvaccinated

Jul 27, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched four innings Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, finishing strong after a shaky start in what’s expected to be his last minor league rehab outing before rejoining New York’s rotation. “The plan right now, if everything progresses well, is to pitch for us next

10:47 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees made the first of what could be a flurry of moves ahead of next week’s trade deadline, acquiring All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals, it was announced on Wednesday night. The Yankees are sending three minor league pitching prospects to the Royals