2:17 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen by signing veteran right-hander Sergio Romo to a one-year contract on Thursday. The deal was finalized following a physical and is for $2 million. Adding another proven right-hander to the bullpen became a major need for Seattle after Casey Sadler was
MLB
11:25 PM ET ESPN News Services OAKLAND, Calif. — Free-agent catcher Stephen Vogt has reached agreement on a major league contract to rejoin the Oakland Athletics, according to multiple reports. The deal with the two-time All-Star is pending a physical. Vogt, a 37-year-old journeyman who had become a minor league free agent this winter, spent
2:47 PM ET Associated Press MLB Rookie of the Year winners Randy Arozarena and Yordan Alvarez and All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette were among 16 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements. Arozarena, the outfielder voted the 2021 American League ROY, was given a $716,600 salary for 2022 while in
7:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer 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 David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995
6:05 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mayor Eric Adams will lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on athletes Thursday, paving
1:52 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds knows he earned a hefty raise after making the All-Star team and becoming a finalist for both the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger awards, all while playing for $601,000 last season, just above the major league minimum. How much of
7:00 AM ET Earlier in the offseason, I ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 farm systems heading into the 2022 season. Now it’s time to go deeper with my team-by-team rankings, starting with the National League followed by the American League lists later this week. A quick refresher on a key term
10:30 PM ET ESPN News Services PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In his first start since last summer, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom had some butterflies during his Grapefruit League debut. But he certainly looked healthy. “I was nervous, to be honest with you,” deGrom said after firing two innings of one-hit ball Tuesday
8:20 AM ET The 2022 fantasy baseball game is live! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition.Join or start a league for free >> There is an old saying in the fantasy sports world that it is considerably better to avoid investing in an aging player one season before the inevitable
7:59 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Carlos Correa met his new Minnesota teammates on Monday morning — and wasted no time making new friends. Two days after agreeing to a deal that makes him the highest-paid infielder in baseball, Correa walked into the Twins clubhouse and introduced himself to almost everyone inside.