2:00 PM ET Late Sunday night, Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a deal that will bring the future Hall of Famer back to St. Louis after 10 seasons soaking up the sun in Los Angeles. The Cardinals are certainly an organization known for its loyalty, especially to those players whom Cardinals

7:00 AM ET At his introductory news conference with the Colorado Rockies after signing a seven-year, $182 million contract, Kris Bryant was asked about the future of his new franchise. “I take a lot of pride in the fact that I have never played on a losing team in the big leagues, and I don’t

10:20 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to an extension with Ketel Marte that includes around $51 million in new money, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming multiple reports. The agreement, which totals five years and is worth $76 million, covers two existing option years for 2023 and ’24 and also adds on 2025,

4:30 PM ET Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Two-way prospect Brendan McKay was among five players the Tampa Bay Rays optioned to the minor leagues on Sunday. A rookie who hasn’t played in the majors since 2019 because of injuries, McKay was the fourth overall pick in the 2017 June amateur draft. He made

10:25 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — Jed Lowrie is staying with the Oakland Athletics to extend the infielder’s third stint with the club, reaching agreement on a one-year contract. The A’s announced the deal Saturday. Lowrie, who turns 38 next month, returned to Oakland last season on a minor league contract and became

6:47 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker apologized Saturday after being arrested on a charge of driving under the influence a day earlier. Walker was arrested early Friday morning in Pinellas County, Florida, and released later that day on $500 cash bond. “There was a traffic incident

2:32 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — New Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham freely admits he’ll be playing with a big chip on his shoulder this season. The free agent got a big league job less than two weeks before Opening Day, signing Saturday as the Reds try to fill a spot where a

7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — At first, the baseball skipped into the glove of Josh Donaldson, but when it spilled out onto the ground to his right, he loudly formed a familiar four-letter word. Donaldson then returned to the deep crouch on a back practice field at the New York Yankees‘ spring training complex,

10:00 PM ET Associated Press MESA, Ariz. — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Harold Ramirez in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Ramirez batted .268 with seven homers and 41 RBI in 99 games with Cleveland last season. He was acquired by the Cubs for cash in November. Chicago got minor league

1:56 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani, the two-way sensation who is coming off a unanimous American League MVP selection, will start Opening Day for the Los Angeles Angels, manager Joe Maddon said Friday. Maddon made the announcement just minutes after informing Ohtani of the assignment in a brief meeting. It was hardly a