“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 readingFrazier will make $2 million this season with an $8.5 million mutual option for next season and a $2.5 million buyout, according to a person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. Frazier, 32, spent last season with the AL East champion Orioles, hitting .240 […]
Continue readingThe deal calls for López to make $4 million in 2024 and $11 million in the next two seasons. There is an $8 million club option for 2027, with a $4 million buyout. The 29-year-old López pitched for three teams in 2023, combining to go 3-7 with a 3.27 ERA and six saves over 68 […]
Continue readingTeams had until 8 p.m. ET on Friday to tender contracts to players who remain under their control, a circumstance that prompts clubs to essentially release certain players rather than pay them what they would make through the arbitration process. Power-hitting first baseman Daniel Vogelbach, who amassed 30 home runs as recently as 2019, was […]
Continue readingThe return of Morton, who went 14-12 with a 3.64 ERA, was expected even though he turns 40 on Sunday. The Braves also declined the options for two right-handed relievers. Kirby Yates will receive a $1.25 million buyout after the Braves decided not to bring him back for $5.75 million. In addition, Atlanta exercised a […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. John Smoltz believes Shohei Ohtani is likely to end up with a team on the West Coast in free agency. (1:21) The day after the Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in franchise history, 130 players became free agents as baseball’s offseason season began. While this year’s free-agent class […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Michael Harris II comes up with a catch off the wall to deny Nick Castellanos an RBI, then ends the game by initiating a double play that puts out Bryce Harper at first. (1:24) The Atlanta Braves are going with right-hander Bryce Elder as their Game 3 starter against the host […]
Continue readingUnless the team goes with an opener out of the bullpen Wednesday — which manager Brian Snitker said is an option — it appears either 12-game winner Bryce Elder or rookie AJ Smith-Shawver will get the nod against Aaron Nola. Elder, a first-time All-Star and mainstay of the injury-plagued rotation nearly the entire season, would […]
Continue reading“If you write that as a fiction story,” Falvey later said, “everyone would say that’s too much fantasy. ‘That’s not real. That can’t be real.’ You would think it’s fake.” Twenty-four hours before he became a certified Twins legend, hitting the two home runs that set the tone in the victory that ended an unprecedented […]
Continue readingThe Braves decided not to use Kyle Wright, a 21-game winner a year ago who was slowed by injuries this season. The Braves put Wright, 28, on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain Saturday. Over the past three postseasons, Wright was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in five games (three starts). In […]
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