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: Elly De La Cruz homers as Reds delay Dodgers’ division clinch

Elly De La Cruz and Dane Myers homered while Sal Stewart added three hits to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting Los Angeles...

MLB: Rays nip Athletics for fifth straight win, extend AL East lead

Chandler Simpson and Jonny DeLuca each went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI as the first-place Tampa Bay Rays won another series and...

MLB: Zack Wheeler tosses 7 scoreless as Phillies blank Nationals

Zack Wheeler and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout, Alec Bohm had two hits and three walks and the Philadelphia Phillies earned a...

MLB: Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (groin) removed from start after 1st inning

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell was removed from Wednesday's game in Cincinnati after one inning and replaced with reliever Blake Treinen. The Dodgers...

MLB: Orioles place IF Jackson Holliday (wrist inflammation) on IL

The Baltimore Orioles placed infielder Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with left wrist inflammation. The move is retroactive to Sept. 15,...

MLB: Former MLB pitcher Brian Wolfe dies at 45

Former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Brian Wolfe died Tuesday at age 45, his wife announced on social media. The cause of death was not disclosed. "I'm...