7:25 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Before he begins his “last hurrah,” Dusty Baker intends to talk to his new team. He hasn’t decided exactly what he’ll say to the scandal-riddled Houston Astros when spring training starts, but he’s certain of the message. “You got to go forward and make sure that it

7:00 AM ET Are we sleeping on this year’s New York Mets? About a year ago at this time, the Mets were the darlings of a historically stagnant offseason. The top two players on the free-agent market — Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — had yet to sign. The trade that sent star catcher J.T.

Jan 28, 2020 It was August 2019, still a couple of months before David Ross would be introduced as the 55th manager of the Chicago Cubs. It also was the day before the Alabama Crimson Tide football team would begin practice. Alabama head coach Nick Saban had asked Ross to speak with his team about

5:32 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reliever Greg Holland is back with the Kansas City Royals, agreeing Wednesday to a minor league contract. The 34-year-old right-hander would get a $1.25 million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man roster plus the chance to earn performance bonuses. Holland was 1-2 with a 4.54

4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Dusty Baker has been hired as the new manager of the Houston Astros, owner Jim Crane announced Wednesday. The deal is for one year and includes a team option for the 2021 season, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. Baker will be formally introduced by the team

12:30 PM ET It took most of the offseason but the decision is finally in: Kris Bryant lost the service time grievance that he filed in 2015, after the Chicago Cubs kept him in the minors for the first 10 days of that season before promoting him to the major leagues. The ruling in favor

11:55 PM ET Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — John Altobelli’s team knew there was only one way to honor its late coach — by playing on his favorite day. Altobelli’s Orange Coast College baseball team opened its season as scheduled on Tuesday against Chula Vista Southwestern. The game occurred two days after Altobelli, his

7:54 PM ET Instead of entering spring training with a fight for the first-base job, the Boston Red Sox re-signed Mitch Moreland to a one-year contract for the 2020 season, with a club option for 2021, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is worth $3 million guaranteed, with a $2.5 million salary in 2020 plus

12:45 PM ET The Chicago Cubs finally have their first big league signing of the winter as they inked reliever Jeremy Jeffress to a one-year contract Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the deal. A source tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan the deal is worth $800,000 with as much as $200,000 in incentives. Jeffress, 32,

3:09 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Oft-injured pitcher Shelby Miller re-signed with the Milwaukee Brewers, agreeing to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league spring training camp. The team announced the move Monday on Twitter. Miller, an All-Star in 2015 with Atlanta, was released by Texas last July and signed