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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: Report: RHP Michael King opts out of Padres contract

Right-hander Michael King declined the player option on his contract with the San Diego Padres to become a free agent, MLB.com reported Thursday. King had...

MLB: Cold Brew? Dodgers 2027 World Series favorites

Gamers or Hall of Famers? The odds are leaning toward the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers in early lines set by sportsbooks...

MLB: World Series notebook: Jacob Misiorowski ends breakout campaign on top

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jacob Misiorowski may not have started his trophy case with a World Series MVP award a few weeks before he...

MLB: William Contreras completes dream year with World Series MVP honor

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A year that began for William Contreras with a World Baseball Classic championship for his native Venezuela ended with a...

MLB: Cooper Pratt, Jacob Misiorowski steer Brewers to first Series title

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Milwaukee Brewers' 57-season wait is over. The team from Major League Baseball's smallest market made its biggest statement on Wednesday...

MLB: Report: Rays tab RHP Drew Rasmussen in must-win Game 5 vs. Brewers

With their season on the line for a second consecutive night, the Tampa Bay Rays named right-hander Drew Rasmussen as their starter for Game...