9:42 PM ET The San Francisco Giants‘ waterfront home will have a new name beginning on Thursday. The Giants will announce a 20-year naming-rights deal with Oracle, the technology giant located in the Bay Area, Giants President and CEO Larry Baer told the San Francisco Chronicle. The ballpark has been known as AT&T Park since

7:44 AM ET Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan has taken a permanent leave of absence from his radio job to battle brain cancer. Duncan, who is the son of former Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan, hit 22 homers as a rookie during St. Louis’ 2006 title run. He played three more years in

5:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Left-hander Hector Santiago has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. Santiago would get a $2 million salary in the major leagues if added to the 40-man roster as part of the deal announced Tuesday. He would be able to earn $400,000 in

5:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia has been cleared to resume working out, including baseball activities. The 38-year-old left-hander had a blockage in one artery to his heart and had a procedure Dec. 11 to insert a stent to clear the blockage. Sabathia had a scheduled follow-up stress test

3:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Spending on Major League Baseball payrolls dropped last season for the first time since 2010, a decline attributable to drug and domestic violence suspensions and a player retiring at midseason. 2018 $4,227,041,948 2017 $4,245,058,541 2016 $4,068,461,034 2015 $3,895,420,334 2014 $3,632,734,929 2013 $3,348,014,908 2012 $3,149,029,053 2011 $2,999,068,349 2010

1:10 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent outfielder Jon Jay agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with the Chicago White Sox, a source confirmed to ESPN, adding another close friend of Manny Machado as the White Sox

9:18 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani paid a visit over the weekend to an ailing baby boy in Japan who bears his name. At the hospital, Ohtani took 1-year-old Shohei in his arms and told the boy, “I hope you will always keep fighting,” according to the Japan Times. Shohei Kawasaki, born

3:01 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 reliever Kelvin Herrera and the Chicago White Sox agreed on a two-year, $18 million contract that includes a vesting option for a third season, league sources familiar with the deal

3:10 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have acquired catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade with the New York Mets. The three-time defending AL champions sent right-hander Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty to New York in exchange for Plawecki, who played in 78 games — 64 starts — for the Mets

9:39 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Reliever Zach Britton agreed to a three-year, $39 million deal to return to the New York Yankees on Saturday, league sources told ESPN, fortifying one of the game’s best bullpens after it