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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: Tigers’ Framber Valdez looks to end season on high note against Nats

Framber Valdez will make his final start of the season when the Detroit Tigers wrap up a three-game home series against the Washington Nationals...

MLB: MLB roundup: Drew Rasmussen helps Rays smother Yankees for AL East title

Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in 6 2/3 outstanding innings and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League East with a 6-1...

MLB: Tigers’ Justin Verlander expected to make final career start Saturday

The Detroit Tigers may be out of playoff contention, but Saturday's penultimate game of the season is expected to be a tough ticket to...

MLB: Dodgers extend home winning streak to 11 with shutout of Padres

Freddie Freeman drove in three runs, Will Smith and Tommy Edman hit home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers inched closer to the best...

MLB: Walker Jenkins’ homer powers Twins past Giants

Walker Jenkins homered, Luke Keaschall contributed both offensively and defensively, and the Minnesota Twins evened their road interleague series against the San Francisco Giants...

MLB: Astros slug 3 homers, blank Mariners to pull even in AL West

Christian Walker hit a three-run home run, Yordan Alvarez launched a two-run homer and Isaac Paredes added a solo shot as the visiting Houston...