12:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) _ A special opening day for the newly named Cleveland Guardians began with a bang. Not the one they hoped for, either. As fans were buying the first available Guardians merchandise on Friday as the team officially transitioned from Indians after 106 years, a sign installed outside the

5:10 PM ET Catcher Pedro Severino and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a one-year, $1.9 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Agreement on the deal is pending a physical. Severino, 28, will join Omar Narvaez at catcher and has incentives in the deal that can earn

7:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Clint Frazier‘s tenure with the Yankees might have ended after five unfulfilling seasons when New York designated him for assignment Friday to open a roster spot for a prospect ahead of the winter meeting draft. Frazier can be claimed by another major league team off waivers. If

Nov 19, 2021 Billy Eppler has had tough jobs before. He has worked in New York, as the assistant general manager of the Yankees. While GM in Anaheim, he worked for an owner generally regarded as an extremely — to use a polite euphemism — challenging, in the Angels’ Arte Moreno. But, as one of

Nov 19, 2021 Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers added infielder Kody Clemens, the youngest son of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, to their 40-man roster. Detroit also added right-hander Angel De Jesus to the roster Friday. Niko Goodrum, who hit .214 in 90 games with the Tigers last season, cleared waivers and

2:44 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Mets introduced new general manager Billy Eppler and made their intentions for the offseason clear. They’re hoping to spend money on free agents, and a lot of it. Mets owner Steve Cohen made the team’s desire to build a postseason contender clear on Monday, as the

6:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Short of 40-man roster spots to protect prospects ahead of next month’s winter meeting draft, the New York Yankees traded right-hander Nick Nelson to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday along with minor league catcher Donny Sands. New York received minor league infielder T.J. Rumfield and left-hander Joel

4:11 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward got a contract extension Friday that goes through the 2023 season and includes a club option for another year after that. The Rangers before last season had exercised their club option for 2022. Woodward originally got a three-year contract with that option

Nov 17, 2021 Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes capped an impressive breakout 2021 season by taking home the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, finishing ahead of finalists Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer. Burnes narrowly beat out Wheeler for the award, earning 151 points to Wheeler’s 141. Both

6:39 PM ET The Colorado Rockies and catcher Elias Diaz agreed to a three-year extension on Thursday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed, but according to multiple reports, the deal is worth $14.5 million. The contract covers one year of arbitration and two free-agent years. Diaz, 31, set a career high this season with