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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: Ethan Salas’ first 2 MLB homers power Padres past Rockies

Ethan Salas hit the first two home runs of his major league career, Jackson Merrill finished with three hits and the San Diego Padres...

MLB: Rangers rally past Red Sox, forge first-place tie in AL West

The Texas Rangers broke open a tie game by scoring three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on...

MLB: Astros stumble against Royals, fall into tie for first in AL West

John Rave and Michael Massey smacked home runs in support of left-hander Daniel Lynch IV, who twirled five shutout innings to lead the visiting...

MLB: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice to carry Cubs past Braves

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice and Shota Imanaga threw six quality innings to help lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory over the visiting...

MLB: Pete Alonso, O’s tee off against Mets to complete sweep

Pete Alonso, Jeremiah Jackson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each homered for the second consecutive game Wednesday night, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game...

MLB: Christian Yelich comes through in clutch as Brewers nip Pirates

Christian Yelich's two-run single in the seventh inning was the game-winning hit as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Wednesday...