Baseball

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: Red Sox exercise contract option on RHP Garrett Whitlock

The Boston Red Sox exercised the one-year, $8.25-million contract option on right-hander Garrett Whitlock, the team announced Sunday. Whitlock, 30, was 7-2 with a 1.72...

MLB: ‘Miracle’ Mets LHP Jerry Koosman dies at 83

Left-hander Jerry Koosman, who helped the New York Mets to their improbable 1969 World Series title, died on Sunday after a battle with multiple...

MLB: Report: Yankees to move on from advisers Omar Minaya, Brian Sabean

The New York Yankees are set to make changes in the front office after the team elected to not renew the contracts of advisers...

MLB: Rays exercise $20M option on star RHP Drew Rasmussen for 2027

The Tampa Bay Rays secured ace right-hander Drew Rasmussen for the 2027 season by picking up his $20 million club option on Saturday. Rasmussen, 31,...

MLB: More than 750,000 turn out for Brewers championship parade

More than 750,000 fans packed downtown Milwaukee on Friday to celebrate the Brewers' first World Series championship with a parade and rally that brought...

MLB: Astros hire Cardinals’ Randy Flores to be general manager

The Houston Astros announced Friday that they have hired Randy Flores as their new general manager. Flores, 51, spent the last 11 seasons with the...