3:00 PM ET The Seattle Mariners‘ Jean Segura-led trade with the Phillies always seemed like Carlos Santana would be subsequently flipped, which they finally did on Thursday as part of a three-team deal. As a result, at the moment they have Edwin Encarnacion, Santana is reunited with the Cleveland Indians, and the Tampa Bay Rays
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1:46 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto was taken to a hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the team, after he fell ill during the winter meetings in Las Vegas. The Mariners said Thursday that team officials took him to a local hospital on
3:48 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired some much needed strength for the back end of their bullpen late into the final night of the winter meetings on Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a three-year, $25 million contract with former Boston Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly, a source confirmed to ESPN’s
9:30 PM ET The Rangers fell to 67-95 last year, last place in the AL West, for many reasons, but their run prevention was a huge one — they allowed 848 runs last year, tied for second-most in the AL, because they allowed the second-most homers and struck out fewer opposing batters than any other
1:48 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Al Helfer, who broadcast games on radio for the “Mutual Game of the Day” in the 1950s, has won the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by baseball’s Hall of Fame and Museum. Helfer, who died in 1975, will be recognized on July 20 at
11:46 PM ET LAS VEGAS — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made one thing abundantly clear Tuesday: He already has his starting catcher on his roster. On the same day when a report circulated suggesting the Yankees might be interested in trading for Miami Marlins catcher JT Realmuto in a move that would
8:42 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles will name Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde their next manager, ESPN has confirmed. The Athletic first reported the news. Hyde, 45, replaces Buck Showalter, who was let go after the Orioles finished a franchise-worse 47-115. Hyde previously served as the Cubs’ director of player development and was also
1:34 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded pitcher Ivan Nova to the Chicago White Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN. The deal, which was first reported Tuesday by The Athletic, is pending a review of medical records. It is unclear what Pittsburgh acquired in the trade. Nova, 31, went 9-9 with a 4.19 ERA in
11:32 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Buster Posey‘s recovery from right hip surgery might limit how much the San Francisco Giants All-Star catches during spring training and at the start of the season. Posey had surgery in late August to repair a torn labrum in the hip and remove an impingement. The winter
8:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman downplayed Monday any chatter involving his team and Bryce Harper, the hard-swinging right fielder who has been the headliner of this year’s free-agency period. The way Cashman sees it, a crammed-full outfield and other, more pressing offseason personnel concerns leave the Yankees