7:07 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Corey Kluber is returning to Texas to pitch for the Rangers. The two-time Cy Young Award winner will leave it to others to say whether his hometown team has its next ace. “I think having a starting pitcher you can rely on every fifth day to give your
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8:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” In late August, Cleveland Indians reliever Oliver Perez entered a game in the sixth inning to face a left-handed hitter. It was his 55th appearance of the year, and with that his
11:34 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The opening of the new ballpark for the Texas Rangers isn’t expected to be delayed after a fire that damaged about 2,000 square feet near the roof, construction officials said Monday. The fire Saturday started when sparks from welding work ignited combustible materials being stored in a
7:16 PM ET Sergio Romo has agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to multiple reports. The deal includes a club option and $5 million guaranteed with a chance to earn $10 million. MLB.com was first to report the deal; MLB Network was first to report terms. The 36-year-old Romo was 2-1
10:12 PM ET With the three best free-agent starters already signed, Madison Bumgarner had risen to the top of the remaining crop, as he and Hyun-Jin Ryu were clearly better than the other starting pitchers still on the market. Bumgarner seemed like an ideal fit for a number of contenders, including the Los Angeles Angels.
1:20 PM ET We were reminded again this week how the smallest of sample sizes can still effect enormous change, even when Major League Baseball is cemented in analytics, even when mathematical reason suggests that one play or one game shouldn’t dramatically sway decisions. Consider how the events over the past 10 weeks played out,
4:55 PM ET Left-hander Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The worth of the deal was first reported by The Athletic. The 30-year-old Bumgarner, the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 World Series for the San Francisco Giants,
7:46 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers approached this year’s winter meetings with striking aggression but nonetheless whiffed on the two biggest prizes in free agency. They offered Gerrit Cole a contract that reached $300 million but watched him join the New York Yankees on a record deal. They expressed interest in
5:05 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Fire broke out Saturday at the future home of the Texas Rangers, which is under construction in Arlington. Arlington Fire Department Lt. Mike Joiner said the blaze was brought under control and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Rangers spokesman
6:50 AM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Veteran pitcher Dan Straily has signed a one-year contract worth $800,000 with the Lotte Giants, the Korea Baseball Organization club announced on Saturday. The 31 year-old right-hander became a free agent in October after spending last season with the Baltimore Orioles, his sixth major league team.