9:00 AM ET The ink is barely dry on Bryce Harper‘s contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Mike Trout is under contract with the Los Angeles Angels for the next two seasons, but everyone already is talking about what might happen after the 2020 season. That’s when Trout can hit free agency and sign with

12:21 PM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — The team that finished last in the NL Central in 2018 might have one of the deeper lineups in the division, the best closer and perhaps the best bullpen. The fourth-place finisher might have the best starting rotation in the group. The best offseason improvements may have been

7:14 PM ET Texas Rangers pitcher Luke Farrell was taken to a hospital Saturday after being struck on his jaw by a line drive. Farrell was hit by a shot from San Francisco Giants prospect Jalen Miller in the ninth inning in Scottsdale, Arizona. The right-hander fell to the ground but walked off the field

9:31 PM ET Texas Rangers pitcher Luke Farrell was taken to a hospital Saturday after being struck on his right jaw by a line drive. Farrell was hit by a shot from San Francisco Giants prospect Jalen Miller in the ninth inning in Scottsdale, Arizona. The right-hander fell to the ground but walked off the

7:08 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw has not resumed throwing since he stopped Monday while feeling shoulder discomfort. Kershaw, who felt discomfort while playing catch, told manager Dave Roberts that his shoulder feels better. Roberts said Friday that shortstop Corey Seager, coming off elbow and hip surgery,

5:09 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Trout says he is only concentrating on one thing regarding his future — the upcoming season. The Los Angeles Angels star said he is happy for Bryce Harper, who has agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, but that he hasn’t considered

1:09 AM ET San Francisco Giants team president and CEO Larry Baer apologized Friday night after video earlier in the day showed him having an altercation with his wife during a fight over his cellphone at a San Francisco park. The incident was caught on video and published on TMZ Sports. In the video, Baer’s

2:08 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In the meetings that led to him becoming the highest-paid athlete in the history of team sports, Bryce Harper kept coming back to one word: family. The protracted, bordering-on-interminable nature of his

9:02 PM ET Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart decided to play Thursday, a day after learning that his brother, former New Mexico running back Romell Jordan, had died. “Romell would have been upset with me if I didn’t put on my uniform today,” Swihart wrote on Instagram. Swihart was in the starting lineup against

3:02 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies appear to have won the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, finalizing a 13-year, $330 million deal with the free-agent outfielder, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Harper’s contract will not include any opt-outs. Harper, the 2015 National League MVP, was one of the top prizes in this year’s crop