8:40 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw was uncommonly vulnerable on the night of Oct. 9, in the aftermath of an National League Division Series elimination by the Washington Nationals. Kershaw entered Game 5 with two outs and a two-run lead in the seventh inning. He struck out Adam Eaton, came back out for

5:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs are bringing back oft-injured reliever Brandon Morrow on a minor league deal, according to a source familiar with the situation. Morrow, 35, last pitched in the majors on the final day before the 2018 All-Star break. He has been plagued with elbow issues ever since. Morrow signed a

5:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs are bringing back oft-injured reliever Brandon Morrow on a minor-league deal, according to a source familiar with the situation. Morrow, 35, last pitched in the majors on the final day before the 2018 All-Star break. He’s been plagued with elbow issues ever since. Morrow signed a two-year, $21

4:48 PM ET The Red Sox have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent infielder Jose Peraza, according to a report Thursday by Robert Murray. Peraza likely will fill a utility spot for a Boston team that isn’t expected to bring back free agent Brock Holt. The 25-year-old Peraza spent the past four seasons

7:00 AM ET SAN DIEGO — The Boston Red Sox came and left the 2019 winter meetings with the foundation of their roster unchanged. Despite the unending discussions among fans for months about the future of outfielder Mookie Betts, the team’s best player remains slotted in to roam right field at Fenway Park. Despite inquiries

3:22 PM ET Catching up on a few leftover moves from this week’s winter meetings as I fly home … • The Rangers finally tired of waiting for Nomar Mazara, to whom they gave $5 million when they signed him as a 16-year-old in 2011, to convert his promise into production, trading him to the

9:31 AM ET Former Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello has agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million with the Mets, according to multiple reports. Porcello, who turns 31 on Dec. 27, had multiyear offers but preferred a one-year deal, per reports. Porcello, a groundball pitcher who relies on a sinking two-seam fastball, is coming

11:25 PM ET SAN DIEGO — It was nearly a decade ago that the Los Angeles Angels missed out on the third baseman they so desperately coveted. Their owner, Arte Moreno, made a strong push for Adrian Beltre following the 2010 season, only to see him choose the division-rival Texas Rangers instead. It proved to

4:44 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball will have expanded netting in place for next season at all 30 ballparks, commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday. The extent of the expansion will vary by ballpark, according to Manfred, but all netting will at minimum extend “substantially beyond” the far end of the dugout

1:52 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Gerrit Cole was the top free-agent starter this winter, and was courted by multiple large-market contenders, but I don’t think anyone forecasted a record-setting, nine-year, $324 million deal, the longest deal and the highest average annual value (AAV) ever given to a pitcher. Cole is a clear No. 1