Dec 14, 2022 BENEATH THE PINSTRIPED No. 99 uniform, behind the home runs and the good-natured smile and the perfect sound bites emitted day after day during Aaron Judge‘s historic season, New York Yankees staffers knew he harbored at least some anger. But they did not know the depth of his resentment, which came spilling

8:03 PM ET Left-handed starter Carlos Rodon is in agreement with the New York Yankees on a six-year, $162 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Rodon, 30, was the top pitcher left on the market after he opted out of a contract with the San Francisco Giants following last season. He was

11:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $2.8 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Boxberger remains in the National League Central after spending the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, who declined their $3

6:27 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Owen Miller from the Cleveland Guardians for a player to be named and cash. Miller, 26, batted .243 with six homers, 51 RBI, a .301 on-base percentage and .351 slugging percentage in 130 games with the Guardians last season. He primarily played

5:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — First baseman Matt Adams returned to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday via a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training after being out of baseball since July 2021. 1 Related Adams has not been a full-time player in the majors since 2019, when he hit 20

10:30 AM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft Carlos Correa‘s 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants set new records for shortstops in both length and total dollars. It exceeded the amount for any of the other “big four” free agent shortstops (so far, and probably ultimately) this offseason including Xander Bogaerts, Dansby Swanson and

1:16 AM ET Carlos Correa is joining Aaron Judge on the list of the biggest active contracts in baseball … and beyond. 2 Related Correa’s 13-year, $350 million contract is the third-biggest in baseball behind Judge, who will be making $360 million over nine years in one of the largest contracts in MLB history. Both

8:06 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Aledmys Diaz and Jace Peterson, who both can play the infield and outfield, reached agreements with the Oakland Athletics on two-year contracts through the 2024 season. The A’s announced the deals Tuesday, one day after trading catcher Sean Murphy to the Braves in a three-team swap. Oakland

12:04 PM ET The Cleveland Guardians and free agent catcher Mike Zunino have reached agreement on a 1-year, $6 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN. Zunino, 31, played in only 36 games last season for the Tampa Bay Rays due to thoracic outlet syndrome in his left (non-throwing) shoulder. The ailment affected him at the

4:19 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Atlanta Braves acquired star catcher Sean Murphy in a three-way trade with the Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers that saw nine players switch teams, the organizations announced Monday. Murphy, 28, was