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Giants' Wilmer Flores exercises option, Robbie Ray staying put
San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores exercised his $3.5 million player option for 2025 on Saturday.,Meanwhile, left-hander Robbie Ray elected not to opt out of his five-year, $115 million deal. He is owed $50 million over the final two seasons.,Flores, 33, batted just .206 with four homers a...
Braves rework deals with pitchers Reynaldo Lopez, Aaron Bummer
The Atlanta Braves have restructured the contracts of left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer and right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, who converted to a starter role and became a first-time All-Star in his ninth major league season.,The team announced Saturday that Bummer has agreed to a two-year, $13 million gu...
Padres SS Ha-Seong Kim declines option, will become free agent
San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his mutual $8 million option for 2025 and will become a free agent.,Kim is owed a $2 million buyout.,Kim sustained a season-ending injury to his right shoulder on Aug. 18 while diving back to first base. It turned out he tore the labrum in his throwin...
Report: Cody Bellinger returning to Cubs in 2025
Former National League MVP Cody Bellinger will earn $27.5 million after opting in for the 2025 season with the Chicago Cubs, per an ESPN report on Saturday.,Bellinger, 29, had an opt-out clause after the 2024 season and could have tested free agency, but he will return for a third season on the nort...
Report: Yankees' Gerrit Cole opts out of contract
With Gerrit Cole opting out of the remaining four years and $144 million on his contract, the New York Yankees can retain their ace by adding an additional year and $36 million to his nine-year, $324 million deal, ESPN reported on Saturday. ,Cole, 34, opted out less than a week after losing the Worl...
Yankees decline 1B Anthony Rizzo's $17M option
The New York Yankees declined the $17 million club option for 2025 for first baseman Anthony Rizzo, the team announced Saturday.,Rizzo, 35, will enter free agency after a trying season that saw him set full-season career-lows for homers (eight), RBIs (35) and OPS (.637).,The Yankees went 29-33 witho...
Dodgers' Kershaw to undergo foot, knee surgeries
Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will undergo foot and knee surgeries on Wednesday, he told The Athletic.,The surgery to his left foot will be performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung, while noted surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache will repair the meniscus in his left knee.,While the foot injury was kn...
What We Learned From Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Victory
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the 2024 World Series. Here's what we learned from their eighth World Series victory....
Reds' RHP Nick Martinez opts for free agency
Right-hander Nick Martinez, Cincinnati's strongest starting pitcher over the final two months of the 2024 season, declined his player option with the Reds and will become a free agent.,Also electing to test the free-agent market are pitcher Jakob Junis, infielder Ty France and outfielder Nick Martin...
Yankees pick up option on RHP Luke Weaver
New York Yankees right-hander Luke Weaver, who enjoyed a strong regular season but blew save chances in three of his last six playoff appearances, will be back with the club next year.,The team picked up his $2.5 million option for 2025, which was part of the one-year, $2 million free-agent deal he ...
Dodgers celebrate two World Series wins with downtown L.A. parade
For the first time in 36 years, Los Angeles held a championship parade for the Dodgers.,Tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon to celebrate the franchise's eighth World Series championship. Thousands more filled Dodger Stadium for a pep rally in center f...
Report: D-backs LHP Jordan Montgomery exercises player option
As anticipated, left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery exercised his $22.5 million player option to remain with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to MLB.com.,A free agent after the 2023 season, Montgomery remained unsigned past the start of spring training but at the end of March, the Diamondbacks ...
Reports: LHP Blake Snell opts out of Giants deal
After just one year with San Francisco, two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will test free agency, opting out of the second year of his contract with the Giants, according to multiple reports Friday.,Snell, 31, signed a two-year deal with San Francisco in the spring that would have paid him $...
Jorge Polanco set for free agency after Mariners decline option
Veteran second baseman Jorge Polanco is set to become a free agent after the Seattle Mariners declined his $12 million option, the team announced Friday.,Infielder Luis Urias cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent, the Mariners also announced Friday.,Polanco, who came to the Mariners in ...
Brewers 1B Rhys Hoskins exercises $18M player option
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million player option on Friday to remain with the club for the 2025 season.,Hoskins would have received a $4 million buyout and became a free agent if he had declined the option.,Hoskins, 31, batted .214 with 26 homers and 82 RBIs in 13...
White Sox decline options for Yoan Moncada, Max Stassi
The Chicago White Sox declined the 2025 club options for third baseman Yoan Moncada and catcher Max Stassi on Friday.,Moncada's option was for $25 million and instead he will receive a $5 million buyout, while Stassi's was for $7.5 million and he gets a $500,000 buyout. Both players will become unre...
Phillies trade INF/OF Scott Kingery to Angels for cash
The Philadelphia Phillies traded infielder/outfielder Scott Kingery to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in exchange for cash considerations.,Kingery, 30, appeared in 325 games for the Phillies from 2018-22 but spent the past two seasons at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He batted .268 with 25 homers, 67 RB...
MLB offseason primer: Juan Soto tops free agent class
Barely an hour after the final out of the World Series, New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto declared himself open for business on the free agent market.,His asking price might be beyond the comfort zone for most clubs, but Soto is keeping an open mind as he approaches the biggest payday of his life.,...
Reports: Giants set to hire Zack Minasian as GM
For the first in Major League Baseball history, two brothers will simultaneously serve as general managers, as the San Francisco Giants are set to hire Zack Minasian, the brother of Los Angeles Angels GM Perry Minasian, per multiple reports on Thursday.,Zack Minasian reportedly will be named the 11t...
Bob Costas retiring from MLB play-by-play work after 42 years
Bob Costas is bidding farewell to baseball, the sport he is perhaps best known for, and retiring as an MLB play-by-play announcer.,Costas, 72, confirmed his retirement to The Athletic on Thursday but said he will open up on his decision at a later date.,Near the end of a storied sports broadcasting ...