8:12 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — The Seibu Lions have agreed to post pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, clearing the way for the left-hander to negotiate with teams in Major League Baseball. Since Kikuchi, 27, cannot file for international free agency until 2020, he needed Seibu’s approval in order to use the posting system to move

9:58 PM ET The Boston Red Sox, just a week after winning the World Series, had the most players in the American League named as Rawlings Gold Glove winners, with right fielder Mookie Betts, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and second baseman Ian Kinsler named to the AL team Sunday night. Betts won the award

9:18 PM ET ESPN News Services CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds say pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other minor leagues players were injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Dominican Republic. Dick Williams, the Reds’ president of baseball operations, confirmed Capellan’s death and said pitcher Raul Hernandez was in critical condition

3:09 PM ET Associated Press CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday, as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico to lead a team to a World Series championship. Cora held up the trophy

6:40 PM ET Before there was Baseball-Reference.com, there was “The Bill James Handbook,” the annual statistical compilation of the baseball season. The “Handbook” still exists, and it’s still wonderful — 600 pages of stats and essays and delightful nuggets of information. As always, the bulk of the book is the player register — career numbers

3:39 PM ET What is it like when the 2018 World Series champion Red Sox share their victory with fans in the homeland of their manager, Alex Cora? Straight from the island, these photos and posts help tell the story. Now boarding! ✈️#CorasHome 🇵🇷 pic.twitter.com/oBnxAcO2U2 — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) November 3, 2018 📍 Puerto

12:06 AM ET The Texas Rangers have hired Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward as their new manager, according to multiple reports. The news was first reported Friday by USA Today Sports. Woodward, 42, will take on his first managerial job after three years with the Dodgers, who won the National League pennant the

6:44 PM ET Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper were two of seven major league players to receive qualifying offers Friday. The players who received offers have 10 days to accept a $17.9 million salary for 2019 — the mean salary of MLB’s 125 highest-paid players — or become a

6:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a three-year extension that will keep the greatest pitcher of his generation from venturing into the free-agent market. The deal will pay the 30-year-old left-hander $93 million, a source told ESPN on Friday, and includes incentives based on workload

3:43 AM ET From the free agents set to cash in to the big-name stars sure to come up in trade rumors all winter long, keep up with all of the latest action. Key dates Oct. 29: Free agency begins (the day after the World Series ends)Nov. 4: Gold Glove winners announcedNov. 5: BBWAA Awards