7:16 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Buster Posey most likely will not catch in any spring training games until early March, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday. Posey, who had surgery in August to address a hip impingement and repair a torn labrum, has been catching pitchers’ side sessions in camp
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4:14 PM ET The Detroit Tigers and veteran infielder Josh Harrison have agreed to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Athletic was first to report the deal Wednesday. Harrison, a two-time All-Star, became a free agent when the Pittsburgh Pirates declined a $10.5 million option on his contract in November.
6:58 AM ET In the end, after weeks of consternation and grumbling and one prominent player suggesting the free-agent freeze could lead to a midseason player strike, Manny Machado received a contract commensurate with predictions at the start of the offseason: 10 years and $300 million. That the deal is with the San Diego Padres
7:14 PM ET Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano will miss at least the first week of full-squad workouts after he cut his foot while celebrating his team winning the Dominican Winter League championship. Sano has been wearing a walking boot to protect the wound, which is above the
12:33 PM ET Manny Machado, one of the top free agents available on the market, has reached a deal with the San Diego Padres, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Machado, a four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner at third base, made $16 million between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore
8:53 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. DUNEDIN, Fla. — As he headed to his first big league camp with the Toronto Blue Jays, touted phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. asked his famous father whether he had any words of wisdom for him. Vladimir Guerrero senior gave
6:21 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera hit against a pitcher Monday for the first time since rupturing a tendon in his left biceps on June 12. The 35-year-old hit, fielded, threw and ran the bases during the Detroit Tigers‘ first full-squad workout of spring training. “I feel good about being back
9:15 AM ET If Manny Machado signs a deal for something in the $250 million range with the Padres, you would completely get it from his perspective. The market for him hasn’t been as robust as once expected, but even when you factor in California taxes and any deferrals, that is a life-changing amount of
12:38 AM ET ESPN News Services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Veteran shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, according to multiple reports. The deal is pending a physical planned for Monday, when Hechavarria is expected to arrive at Mets camp