12:08 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera have agreed to a minor league contract, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The agreement was first reported Sunday by The Athletic. Cabrera can make up to $2 million in performance bonuses, according to ESPN and reports. Cabrera, 34, appeared in 78 games with

8:25 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The outfield grass at Marlins Park was a worn-out mess on Saturday, with those who arrived for the team’s annual FanFest being greeted by signs reminding them that the turf will be replaced soon. When it comes to the Marlins, many things are a work in progress. Wearing

2:02 PM ET Infielder Brett Lawrie, who hasn’t played professionally since he was released prior to the 2017 season, has signed with the Milwaukee Brewers, he announced on Instagram on Saturday. Terms of the deal have not been made official. “Life has been a little weird for me this past couple years,” Lawrie wrote in

6:32 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper’s meeting with the Giants in Las Vegas this week was the product of “mutual interest on both sides,” new San Francisco baseball operations chief Farhan Zaidi said Friday. Zaidi would not say whether an offer was extended to the star outfielder. The Giants still

4:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Danny Espinosa and the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. The veteran switch-hitter gives the Mets even more depth in a crowded infield. He could be a backup option at shortstop behind Amed Rosario. Espinosa spent last

1:54 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says management is focused on pace-of-game changes for 2019 and bolder ideas suggested by players such as expanding the designated hitter to the National League are too complicated to be put in place for this season. Speaking Friday at the end of an

8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Hal Steinbrenner has heard the constant criticism in New York: Why haven’t the Yankees tried to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado? “I get hammered every year about something,” the New York owner said Thursday. “If you don’t win the World Series, that’s perfectly justifiable.” After

4:14 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The disabled list is going on the permanent DL. Major League Baseball will rename the disabled list as the “injured list,” a source familiar with the plan told ESPN. The league will

10:00 AM ET The general managers had already talked about legislating home plate collisions out of baseball before Scott Cousins ran over Buster Posey, but that particular moment in 2011 seemed to fully define the risks at hand — the possibility of a great young franchise star having his career ruined by an outlier play.

11:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free agent Bryce Harper met with San Francisco Giants executives on Tuesday in Las Vegas, league sources with knowledge of the get-together told ESPN, adding another known suitor to the drawn-out courtship