5:35 PM ET The Detroit Tigers announced on Monday that they’ve agreed to a deal with right-handed pitcher Ivan Nova. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Tigers designated left-hander Matt Hall for assignment. Nova, 34, made a major-league leading 34 starts for the Chicago White Sox last season, going 11-12 with
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3:45 PM ET After MLB commissioner Rob Manfred handed out his historic punishments to the Houston Astros for his determination on Monday that they had stolen signs using a camera-based systems, players both active and retired from other teams chimed in with their thoughts about the suspensions and about cheating. 1 Related The punishments handed
2:30 PM ET Major League Baseball announced punishment for the Houston Astros, including one-year suspensions for GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch, loss of draft picks in 2020 and 2021, and a $5 million fine, after an MLB investigation found the team used technology to cheat during its World Series-winning 2017 season. Luhnow and
8:56 PM ET MALIBU, Calif. — The sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed Major League Baseball throughout the offseason centers mostly on two teams, the 2017 Houston Astros and the 2018 Boston Red Sox. An obvious link — the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, coming off seven straight division titles but still in search of the
8:15 PM ET Free-agent left-hander Alex Wood has agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. “We back,” Wood tweeted after news of the deal broke, adding the hashtag “ComebackSZN.” We back @Dodgers #ComebackSZN — Alex Wood (@Awood45) January 13, 2020 Wood, who turned 29
3:17 PM ET The Texas Rangers and third baseman Todd Frazier have reached an agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, sources told ESPN. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes a team option for the 2021 season, sources said. If exercised, Frazier would make $9.25 million over two years. The right-handed-hitting Frazier, a
4:15 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a 2019 World Series Champions patch stitched onto the right sleeve of his white Nationals jersey, and his eyes — one brown, one blue — open wide, Max Scherzer made it clear as can be Saturday that his neck is just fine and his preseason routine is
10:00 AM ET The act of ranking baseball’s right fielders is something that should be feared, like launching a political position amid soused uncles at the Thanksgiving table, mistakenly sending a personal email to your entire office, or raising Megxit at Buckingham Palace. If you pick Aaron Judge over Mookie Betts, you’ll be persona non
10:58 PM ET Third baseman Miguel Sano is in agreement with the Minnesota Twins on a three-year contract extension, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It includes a club option for the 2023 season and will buy out two years of free agency. Sano, 26, slugged 34 home runs and had
9:11 PM ET Several MLB players did not settle with their teams Friday and are expected to go to arbitration hearings, including George Springer, Trevor Story, J.T. Realmuto, Eduardo Rodriguez and Josh Hader, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The biggest arbitration case in terms of both salary and the gap between sides involves Springer, who