12:17 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is taking a “break” from Twitter after saying his family received personal threats this week amid an ongoing stock-trading standoff between day traders and hedge funds. “I’ve really enjoyed the back and forth with Mets fans on Twitter which was unfortunately overtaken this

9:50 PM ET When Nolan Arenado signed his eight-year contract extension with the Colorado Rockies in spring training of 2019, it appeared he would spend the rest of his career in a Rockies uniform. He had stated all along he wanted to play for a consistent playoff contender and the Rockies were coming off back-to-back

4:52 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Tigers finalized a one-year, $2 million contract with catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday. Ramos played 45 games last season with the New York Mets, hitting .239 with five home runs and 15 RBIs. He was an All-Star in 2016 for the Washington Nationals and in 2018 with

9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” With just three weeks before spring training is scheduled to start, the free-agent market has finally headed up — well, for some teams at least — but one true ace remains unsigned.

8:27 PM ET Free-agent hurler Adam Wainwright is returning to the St. Louis Cardinals on a one-year deal, sources told ESPN, confirming news that was first reported by MLB Network. Wainwright’s deal is for $8 million, according to MLB. Wainwright, 39, was mulling offers from several teams but ultimately chose to return to the only

2:00 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Sara Goodrum has been promoted to minor league hitting coordinator by the Milwaukee Brewers, apparently making her the first woman to have that role in any Major League Baseball organization. Goodrum’s official new title with the Brewers is coordinator for hitting development initiatives, but she essentially will be

11:09 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Former Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria reached a lawsuit settlement to reimburse local government $4.2 million for the cost of building Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. The payment stems from the $1.2 billion sale of team in 2017 by Loria to Derek Jeter and his ownership group.

9:42 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays acquired starter Steven Matz from the New York Mets for three prospects, the teams announced Wednesday night. The Mets are getting right-handed pitchers Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diáz and Josh Winckowski in the trade. Matz, a 29-year-old left-hander, agreed to a $5.2 million, one-year deal with the Mets in

7:27 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Hammer made one last trip to the spot where he hit No. 715. After a nearly three-hour funeral service Wednesday that featured two former presidents, a long-time baseball commissioner and a civil rights icon, the hearse carrying Hank Aaron’s body detoured off the road bearing his name

11:17 AM ET ESPN News Services Curt Schilling should remain on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot next year despite his request to be removed, the Baseball Writers Association of America said in its recommendation to the hall’s board of directors Wednesday. “It is the position of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that