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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: Brandon Williamson fires 6 scoreless innings as Reds blank Braves

Brandon Williamson fired six scoreless innings and the Cincinnati Reds supported him with three solo homers to defeat the host Atlanta Braves 4-0 on...

MLB: Drew Rasmussen, Rays stifle Yankees in doubleheader closer to take AL East

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

MLB: Guardians beat Red Sox in 9th, maintain first in AL Central

Nathaniel Lowe hit a sacrifice fly to right field that drove in Chase DeLauter in the ninth inning and the visiting Cleveland Guardians held...

MLB: Jared Jones, Pirates blank Cardinals in series opener

Jared Jones and two relievers combined on a one-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday for their...

MLB: Bryson Stott’s 8th-inning hit lifts Phillies past Brewers

Bryson Stott delivered the tiebreaking hit in the eighth inning to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers...

MLB: CJ Abrams homers twice as Nationals top Tigers

CJ Abrams hit a pair of home runs and drove in all three runs as the visiting Washington Nationals topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1...