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MLB: Report: Red Sox, Jake Bauers agree to 4-year, $58M deal

The Boston Red Sox and first baseman Jake Bauers have agreed to a four-year, $58 million contract, ESPN reported Friday. Bauers, 31, is coming off a breakout season with the...

MLB: Braves, reliever Evan Phillips agree to three-year, $35M deal

Free-agent reliever Evan Phillips agreed to a three-year, $35 million deal with the Braves. The right-hander returns to Atlanta...

MLB: Yordan Alvarez, Pete Crow-Armstrong named MVPs by unanimous vote

Houston Astros designated hitter/outfielder Yordan Alvarez and Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong were unanimously selected as the...

MLB: Rangers hire Tommy Joseph as hitting coach

The Texas Rangers announced that former major-league first baseman Tommy Joseph has been hired as a hitting coach...

MLB: Cam Schlittler, Jacob Misiorowski unanimous Cy Young Award winners

New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler and Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski took home the American League and...

MLB: Astros ask Hunter Brown to square series with White Sox

HOUSTON -- The Astros spent most of the regular season playing from behind, so their late rally to the American League West title should...

MLB: Braves chase sweep while Phillies turn to ace in Game 2

ATLANTA -- Since debuting in 2017, Tyler Mahle has waited nearly a decade to pitch in the postseason. He'll finally get to do so Wednesday,...

MLB: Colson Montgomery’s homer helps White Sox grab Game 1 vs. Astros

HOUSTON -- Colson Montgomery slugged a home run in his postseason debut as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 on Tuesday...

MLB: Austin Riley’s clutch homer lifts Braves over Phillies in Game 1

ATLANTA -- Austin Riley's three-run homer capped a two-out rally in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 win over...

MLB: Report: Royals to reassign co-hitting coach Alec Zumwalt

After serving as a Kansas City Royals hitting coach for a majority of the past five seasons, Alec Zumwalt was removed from his post...

MLB: Red Sox return LHP Garrett Crochet from IL for wild-card round

The Boston Red Sox reinstated left-hander Garrett Crochet from the 60-day injured list after recovering from left shoulder inflammation as the team gets set...