12:03 AM ET A-Rod and J.Lo are getting married. Former major league slugger Alex Rodriguez announced his engagement to actress and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez in an Instagram post on Saturday night. Rodriguez wrote in the post, “She said yes,” alongside a photo of Lopez’s hand with a massive diamond ring. Rodriguez, 43, retired from

5:37 PM ET Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka will be the New York Yankees‘ Opening Day starter March 28 against Baltimore, taking the spot left open by Luis Severino‘s shoulder trouble. Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced the decision before Saturday night’s spring training game with the Orioles. Tanaka is replacing Severino, who will

6:51 AM ET San Diego Padres megasigning Manny Machado says he has come to accept his role as a “villain” of baseball. “I always will be the villain, no matter what,” Machado told the New York Post in a story published Friday. “I don’t know why. That is just stuff I have to deal with,

11:36 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is not expected to miss any additional time after rolling over his glove hand diving for a ground ball during a spring training game. Seager was pulled one batter after jamming his glove into the dirt and bending his wrist awkwardly

5:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine possession Friday. Loaiza pleaded guilty in August to possessing about 20 kilograms, or 44 pounds, of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was arrested in February 2018. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of nearly five

7:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is attempting to add to his repertoire during spring training by mixing in a changeup to his arsenal. “I saw the reactions I wanted on almost every one I threw,” Verlander said after throwing seven of them during a 4-1 win over the Miami

6:21 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Dustin Pedroia‘s first game in nearly 10 months couldn’t have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning. Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota’s Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston‘s 12-1 loss Thursday.

4:39 PM ET Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family announced on Thursday. In a statement released by the Hall of Fame, Seaver’s family expressed thanks for those who have supported the New York Mets great throughout his career, and asked for privacy.

6:41 AM ET Baseball’s best players can make the game look easy at times, but maintaining high-level performance is hardly automatic. Even MVPs and Cy Young winners are vulnerable to the gravitational forces of the profession, namely injuries, aging, slumps, and regression. Sometimes it can take more than a single season for luck — good

11:15 PM ET Major League Baseball is making changes to pregame protocol heading into the first season with expanded state-sponsored sports betting. This year, clubs will be required to submit starting lineups to the Commissioner’s Office 15 minutes before they are made public in an effort by the league to reduce the value of inside