“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
Continue readingThe deal includes a seventh-year club option worth $21 million, according to sources. In his first full big league season last year, Bello went 12-11 with a 4.24 ERA and struck out 132 against 45 walks in 157 innings. For an organization that has struggled in recent years to develop big league starting pitching, Bello […]
Continue readingHendriks’ proposed contract will guarantee him $10 million, assuming that he passes the physical examination, with the possibility that he could earn more money through performance bonuses. Hendriks had reconstructive elbow surgery last summer, and given the typical 15-month recovery for that procedure, he may pitch late in the 2024 season, if at all. The […]
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Continue readingBoston received right-handed reliever Nick Robertson — who has thrown 10.1 innings in the majors this year — and minor league right-hander Justin Hagenman from the Dodgers in the deal. Robertson was optioned to Triple A. The Dodgers also received cash from Boston. Hernandez, 31, can provide additional help to the Dodgers up the middle […]
Continue readingRodriguez, 31, had missed a little more than a month because of left shoulder inflammation. To make room, they optioned right-hander Justin Garza to Triple-A Worcester after Friday’s victory over Oakland. Signed to a $2 million, one-year contract during the offseason with a team option for 2024, Rodriguez has been on the injured list twice. […]
Continue readingVerdugo, 27, is 20-for-53 (.377) during a 12-game hitting streak. He is batting .303 with five homers and 31 RBIs in 71 games this season. He is hitting .289 with 49 homers and 232 RBIs in 580 career games with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-19) and Red Sox. McGuire suffered a right oblique strain while […]
Continue readingCloser Kenley Jansen and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $32 million contract, sources told ESPN, bolstering a Boston bullpen that ranked among the worst in baseball during the 2022 season. Jansen, 35, spent 2022 with the Atlanta Braves after a dozen distinguished seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He led […]
Continue readingIt’s time for the offseason! Which means it’s time for our annual way-too-early 2023 power rankings. The 2022 season came to an end on Saturday night in Houston, as the Astros won their second World Series title since 2017 after defeating the Phillies in Game 6. What do the next few months have in store […]
Continue readingWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jorge Mateo lined a bases-loaded double to left field in the eighth inning, driving in three runs and sparking the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night in front of hundreds of cheering Little League World Series players from around the world. Mateo kept the […]
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