4:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Ichiro Suzuki agreed to a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN on Wednesday, paving the way for the team to activate him for

2:36 PM ET The San Francisco Giants have agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with left-hander Drew Pomeranz, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The news was first reported by KNBR. Pomeranz, 30, had a down year last season, finishing 2-6 with a 6.08 ERA for the Boston Red Sox. He was a

6:31 PM ET Sarah Langs Hall of Fame voters from among the members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America have spoken, electing four new members from the ballot, including Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez, and rotation workhorses Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay. The BBWAA has elected 17 players to the

1:23 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The home of the Milwaukee Brewers will be renamed when MillerCoors’ naming rights expire following the 2020 season. MillerCoors said in a statement Tuesday the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. MillerCoors said American Family proactively pitched the Brewers “an incredibly

7:17 PM ET Hey, at least the Cincinnati Reds will be interesting for the first time in five years. I don’t know if they’ll be good, but they’ll be interesting. The Reds continued their whirlwind offseason, acquiring Sonny Gray from the New York Yankees for second-base prospect Shed Long and a compensation draft pick. As

7:55 PM ET The long-rumored trade of Sonny Gray to the Cincinnati Reds came through on Monday, with Gray and minor league reliever Reiver Sanmartin going to Cincinnati, infielder Shed Long going to the Seattle Mariners, and outfielder Josh Stowers and a 2019 competitive balance pick (from the Reds) going to the New York Yankees.

8:09 AM ET Bill Ballou has covered baseball for the Telegram and Gazette for more than three decades, and in December, he explained why he was not voting for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera — or anybody else, out of respect for Rivera. Ballou believes that the value of closers doesn’t match that of other positions,

4:07 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals won’t see each other until early May, but the heat has already been turned up on one of baseball’s best rivalries. Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant called St. Louis “boring” during a comedic moment at the team’s annual fan convention this weekend. When

9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs star Kris Bryant expressed frustration for free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who remain unsigned with less than a month to go before spring training begins. With the offseason providing few answers for baseball’s superstar free agents, we shed some light on where things stand and where they’re

9:45 AM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora held a morning baseball clinic for a small army of youngsters in his hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico, last month. Under the rising sun, Cora hoisted a microphone and introduced some friends from the big leagues helping him out, like Alex Cintron, who played nine years