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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: Blue Jays rally with 4-run 7th to edge Reds

Kazuma Okamoto keyed a four-run seventh with a two-run double Friday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-5. Okamoto also...

MLB: Yankees earn split of doubleheader with Orioles

Rookie Spencer Jones and Anthony Volpe keyed a three-run sixth inning for the New York Yankees, who earned a doubleheader split with a 6-3...

MLB: Nationals’ win assures Mets of last-place finish in NL East

Dylan Crews homered and scored three runs as the host Washington Nationals held off the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday to open the...

MLB: Freddy Peralta, Rays staff flummox Phillies

Freddy Peralta and four relievers combined on a four-hitter as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays topped the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Friday. Nick Fortes homered...

MLB: Spencer Torkelson’s huge night helps Tigers top Pirates

Spencer Torkelson finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in three runs as the host Detroit Tigers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates...

MLB: Wilyer Abreu’s timely hit allows Red Sox to sweep twin bill with Cubs

Wilyer Abreu broke a scoreless deadlock with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win...