7:41 PM ET The San Francisco district attorney’s office will not file criminal charges against Giants CEO Larry Baer after an altercation earlier this month between Baer and his wife was caught on video. “After a careful review of the relevant evidence, including multiple videos, statements from several witnesses and the parties themselves, the evidence

11:56 AM ET Mike Trout is about to become the highest paid player in sports history and athletes from all over have taken notice, here is some of the best social media reaction to the record-setting $430 million deal. Hey @HoustonTexans, Mike Trout and I kinda look alike… so how do you feel about 12

3:50 AM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers pitcher Yohander Mendez could return from his elbow injury around midseason. The team’s fear that Mendez might miss the entire year was allayed Monday when an MRI revealed the 24-year-old lefty has a Grade 1 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament. “It’s really good news.

7:17 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw won’t be ready for Opening Day after all, manager Dave Roberts said Monday. Kershaw has been slowed by shoulder inflammation this spring and has yet to pitch in an official Cactus League game. He has been throwing, however, completing a bullpen session without any issues as

2:24 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Amid all the hoopla surrounding Suzuki Ichiro’s return to Japan with the Seattle Mariners, it’s been easy to overlook something else: the Oakland Athletics are here, too. The A’s are used to being seen as the also-rans, and even relish it. They were a playoff team last season

9:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” When the Philadelphia Phillies lost their ninth consecutive game toward the end of last September, veteran first baseman Carlos Santana felt like he needed to send a message to his teammates who

1:48 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Corey Seager, who spent most of the 2018 season recovering from major elbow surgery, will “absolutely” be ready by Opening Day, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday morning. Seager, 24, has yet to appear in an official spring training game but has been playing defense and seeing

11:05 AM ET ESPN News Services Major League Baseball has suspended AJ Hinch for one spring training game after the Houston Astros manager was ejected from a recent game and called umpire Angel Hernandez “unprofessional” and “arrogant.” MLB announced the suspension and an undisclosed fine for Hinch on Sunday, two days after the incident in

7:31 AM ET The results are in. Let the arguments begin. We’ve unveiled out MLB Rank top 100 (100-51 and 50-1), so now we’re asking our panel of baseball writers for their reactions — and we’re asking you for your takes as well. Which top-30 ranking jumps out as the biggest surprise? David Schoenfield: Nothing

Fantasy Baseball Closer Chart (last updated March 11) The chart below breaks down all 30 major-league teams’ bullpens in terms of relievers’ proximity to the closer role, not their overall fantasy value. Teams are broken down by division. “CLOSER” is either that team’s officially designated closer, or the pitcher most likely to get the team’s