7:00 AM ET The political and economic situation in Venezuela that has resulted in famine, deaths from lack of basic medicines and violent crime has led the U.S. State Department to issue a Level 3 travel warning, “Reconsider Travel,” making it just one of five countries in the Americas at that level. (The highest is

9:00 AM ET Remember when you were a kid and loved reading those “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories? Well, baseball fans, we have a real treat for you — a Bryce Harper Choose Your Own Adventure story. Here’s how it works: Start reading below. As you’ll see in the very first line, you are the

9:59 PM ET Free agent Lonnie Chisenhall has agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to The Athletic. Chisenhall, 30, has played eight seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians, seeing time at first base and third base, though he has been primarily an outfielder the past two seasons. He has

9:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ All-Star closer, completed heart surgery on Monday and posted a short, sanguine video from a hospital bed saying he is “doing good.” The video appeared on his Twitter account. Thank you for good thoughts, kind messages and prayers. 🙏🏽 @Dodgers @mlb #ChristmasSpirit #StrongerThanEver2019

8:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jim Riggleman, a 66-year-old veteran of 13 seasons as a major league manager, has been hired by the New York Mets as bench coach for Mickey Callaway. Riggleman was Cincinnati’s bench coach from 2016 until he became interim manager for 5 months last season, and he led

4:00 PM ET The Atlanta Braves are going old school in their quest to repeat as National League East champions. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports the club has agreed to a one-year, $23 million deal with free-agent third baseman Josh Donaldson while the Braves have also agreed to terms to bring catcher Brian McCann back

8:54 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed free-agent third baseman Josh Donaldson to a one-year, $23 million contract Monday. Donaldson, the 2015 American League MVP, joined Cleveland just before the Aug. 31 waiver deadline. Because of an assortment of injuries, he was limited to just 16 games with the Indians and had only one hit

2:33 PM ET Free-agent catcher Brian McCann has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Braves, according to multiple reports. Contract details have not been disclosed. McCann, who spent the last two seasons with the Houston Astros, started his career with the Braves and played in Atlanta from 2005-13. McCann, 34, was a seven-time All-Star with

2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins claimed slugger C.J. Cron off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Cron had been designated for assignment by the Rays despite hitting 30 home runs and posting an .816 OPS last season. Cron batted .253, slugged .493 and drove in 74 runs in his

12:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A postseason share on World Series champion Boston was worth $416,838, down from a record $438,902 for Houston in 2017. The commissioner’s office said Monday that the Red Sox voted 66 full shares, 10.025 partial shares and eight cash awards. The Astros had 60 full shares, 9.23