5:13 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Big league players, managers and fans might be hearing a lot more from umpires this season. Much like NFL referees have done for years, umpires could be mic’d up and announce whether reviewed calls are upheld or overturned, sources told ESPN’s Pedro Gomez. They may also
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10:14 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun acknowledges the possibility this might be his final season. “There’s at least a chance this is my last fan fest as a player,” he said Sunday during the Brewers’ annual winter fan festival and convention. “You definitely get a little nostalgic and think
6:42 PM ET Orange Coast College baseball coaching legend John Altobelli was among the victims in Sunday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, that also killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Altobelli was a coach at OCC for 27 years, leading the Pirates to four state titles and notching more than 700 wins. He was 56. “John
Jan 24, 2020 “If a man can sin with impunity, he will continue to sin. Especially if he gets paid for it.” — Eliot Asinof, “Eight Men Out” Baseball’s commissioner has spoken. After hours upon hours of investigation and inquiry by MLB’s in-house detectives, Rob Manfred finally dropped the hammer last week on the Houston
12:00 PM ET Once the Houston Astros gather in spring training and begin their preparations for the 2020 season, it seems inevitable that this group of competitive professionals will eventually and reflexively rally around a mantra of “We’ll show you.” You don’t think we were the best team in baseball in 2017? We’ll show you.
10:43 PM ET Right-handed reliever Brandon Kintzler has agreed to a 1-year, $3 million deal with the Miami Marlins, according to a source familiar with the situation. The deal includes a $4 million option for 2021 or $250,000 buyout, a source said. Kintzler, 35, is coming off one of the best years of his career,
9:11 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — There was left-hander Kyle Freeland discussing his new, pause-free delivery. And there was shortstop Trevor Story hinting at agreeing to a $27.5 million, two-year deal that he really wasn’t at liberty to discuss since it’s not official yet. But there was no Nolan Arenado. And there was no
11:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals “face of the franchise” Ryan Zimmerman agreed to terms on a $2 million contract for 2020 that includes the possibility of earning $3 million more in incentives, according to multiple reports. The incentives are reportedly based on the number of games the first baseman plays and how
9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Shortstop Trevor Story and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a two-year, $27.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The dealt buys out the final two years of arbitration for Story, who will reach free agency at 29 in 2021-22. 1 Related Story
7:31 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Already a World Series MVP, six-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove catcher, Salvador Perez became something else when he stepped onto the main stage at the Kansas City Royals‘ annual FanFest: a U.S. citizen. Perez took his oath of citizenship on Friday, the completion of a