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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: Pete Alonso homers twice as Orioles stay hot with win over Yankees

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer with two outs in the third inning and a long solo home run in the seventh and the...

MLB: MLB moves Cubs-Red Sox finale to Rays’ Tropicana Field

Ahead of a nor'easter expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Northeast this weekend, Major League Baseball moved Saturday's game between...

MLB: Chasing wild-card spot, D-backs place RHP Corbin Burnes on IL

Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes was scratched from his Saturday night start against the San Diego Padres when the former Cy Young Award winner was...

MLB: Yankees recall RHP Brendan Beck to start G1 vs. Orioles

The New York Yankees recalled right-handers Brendan Beck and Yerry de los Santos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in advance of Friday's doubleheader against the Baltimore...

MLB: Red Sox rally from early deficit, edge Cubs in DH opener

Roman Anthony went 3-for-3 with three runs, including one on Connor Wong's tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning, leading the Boston Red Sox...

MLB: Locked in as No. 2 seed, Dodgers turn to Tarik Skubal vs. Giants

Having seen their chances of gaining the top seed in the National League playoffs die in a two-game span, the Los Angeles Dodgers get...