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: Diamondbacks host Yankees 25 years after World Series win

The Arizona Diamondbacks will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their World Series victory against the New York Yankees with a three-game set against them...

MLB: White Sox top Tigers, move back into tie for AL Central lead

Munetaka Murakami went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and three pitchers delivered 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Chicago White Sox defeated...

MLB: Aaron Nola dazzles in Phillies’ win over Mets

Aaron Nola allowed three hits over seven innings and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies opened a four-game series against the New York Mets with a...

MLB: Astros hit season-high 5 homers, reclaim sole AL West lead

Yordan Alvarez slugged his 40th home run while Jeremy Pena added his sixth leadoff blast of the season as the Houston Astros hit a...

MLB: Cardinals making no change at closer for series with Nationals

The St. Louis Cardinals fell out of postseason contention a while ago, and they likely have just nine games to play before calling it...

MLB: Dodgers GM: Shohei Ohtani to return in regular season

Shohei Ohtani is expected to return before the postseason, Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters on Thursday. "I expect him...