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Reports: OF Michael Conforto reaches deal with Dodgers
Outfielder Michael Conforto agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple media outlets reported Sunday night. ,Conforto is joining the reigning World Series champions on a one-year deal worth $17 million, per ESPN and The Athletic. ,In 130 games with the San Francisco Giants this past seas...
Mets see jump in World Series odds after winning Juan Soto sweepstakes
The Mets made history on Sunday night by reportedly signing superstar Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million pact -- the largest deal ever in professional sports -- leading oddsmakers to tab New York as a serious contender to go all the way next season.,Shortly after the Dodgers secured their second c...
Juan Soto’s $765 Million Contract With New York Mets Is Everything That’s Wrong With Baseball
Congratulations to Juan Soto for signing a $765 million deal with the New York Mets, but this massive signing is everything that's wrong with baseball....
Reports: Juan Soto lands record 15-year, $765M deal with Mets
Superstar Juan Soto made professional sports history on Sunday night, agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million contract -- the largest deal in professional sports history -- with the New York Mets, according to multiple media reports. ,None of the money in the deal is deferred, and the contract could end...
Dave Parker, Dick Allen elected to Hall of Fame
Sluggers Dave Parker and Dick Allen will be enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y., this summer after both were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday by the Classic Era Committee.,Needing a vote of at least 75 percent, Parker received 14 of 16 votes and Allen, who died in 2020 at the age of 78, got...
Reports: Orioles get Tyler O'Neill on 3-year, $49.5M deal
Outfielder Tyler O'Neill has agreed to a three-year, $49.5 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles, multiple media outlets reported Saturday. ,The deal includes an opt-out clause after the first year, per the reports. ,O'Neill heads to Baltimore after spending the 2024 campaign with the American Lea...
Reports: SS Willy Adames agrees to seven-year, $182M deal with Giants
Free agent shortstop Willy Adames agreed to a seven-year, $182 million contract with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, according to multiple sources.,The deal, pending a physical, is the largest in Giants' history. The old mark was a $167 million deal in 2013 for catcher Buster Posey, who is now...
Report: Roki Sasaki likely to be posted at winter meetings
The bidding for star Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki apparently is about to begin.,ESPN reported Saturday that Sasaki's availability is expected to be posted when the baseball winter meetings convene Monday in Dallas. Once he is posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki will hav...
LHP Matthew Boyd, Cubs finalize 2-year deal
Left-hander Matthew Boyd has landed a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, the club confirmed Saturday.,MLB.com put the value of the contract at $29 million with up to $1 million more in incentives.,Boyd turns 34 in February.,Returning from Tommy John surgery, Boyd went 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in eight ...
Mets, Clay Holmes reportedly agree to 3-year, $38 million deal
The New York Mets agreed to a three-year, $38 million deal with right-hander Clay Holmes, according to multiple media reports Friday.,The deal reportedly would allow him to opt out after the 2026 season.,The Mets reportedly will convert the longtime reliever into a starter next season. Holmes hasn't...
Reports: RHP Shane Bieber, Guardians agree to one-year deal
Former American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber reportedly agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal to remain with the Cleveland Guardians, according to multiple reports on Friday.,The deal also reportedly includes a $16 million player option for 2026 with a $4 million buyout.,Bieber, who wo...
Reports: Rays reach one-year deal with C Danny Jansen
Catcher Danny Jansen agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,ESPN reported the deal includes a mutual option for a second season.,Jansen will be playing for his third team in the American League East. He suited up for both the T...
A's get key approvals for Las Vegas stadium
The Athletics are three steps closer to relocating to Las Vegas.,The city's stadium authority on Thursday approved a trio of agreements needed to greenlight construction on the A's new home ballpark, which will be built on the Strip. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 2025.,"It's a r...
World Series MVP Freddie Freeman has ankle surgery
Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman underwent surgery Thursday on the ailing right ankle that didn't prevent him from becoming the World Series Most Valuable Player as he led the Dodgers to the championship.,The Dodgers announced that the surgery, performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles, ...
St. Petersburg greenlights bonds for new Rays stadium
The St. Petersburg (Fla.) City Council voted 4-3 in favor of approving bonds to fund the public portion of the Tampa Bay Rays' plans for a new ballpark.,The $1.3 billion project moves on to the much more divisive vote at the county level looming on Dec. 17.,The Pinellas County Commission will hold a...
Rockies, Marlins have top odds for No. 1 in Tuesday's draft lottery
Major League Baseball will hold its 2025 draft lottery on Tuesday, with the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins owning the best chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick.,MLB announced Thursday that the draft lottery, to be held at baseball's winter meetings in Dallas, will include 16 clubs vying for ...
Reports: RHP Luis Severino agrees to 3-year, $67M deal with A's
Right-hander Luis Severino and the A's reached agreement on a three-year, $67 million contract, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.,Per reports, Severino's guaranteed money is the largest in the history of the franchise. ESPN reported that Severino can opt out of the contract after the second ...
White Sox All-Star 'Beltin' Bill' Melton dies at 79
Chicago White Sox All-Star third baseman and broadcaster Bill Melton died Thursday in Phoenix after a brief illness. He was 79.,"Beltin' Bill" led the American League with 33 home runs in 1971 and held the club's career record until 1987 with his 154 homers from 1968-75.,After one season each with t...
A's Vegas ballpark cost rises to $1.75B; bank says owner can afford
The Athletics' new Las Vegas ballpark will cost $250 million more than originally projected, but team owner John Fisher is still expected to foot his share of the bill.,In a letter to the Las Vegas's stadium authority, U.S. Bank senior vice president Stephen Vogel wrote that Fisher, whose net worth ...
Red Sox adding Aroldis Chapman on 1-year deal
Veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman is signing with the Boston Red Sox.,While the team didn't confirm the signing on Tuesday, multiple sources told ESPN that Chapman was headed to Boston on a one-year, $10.75 million deal, pending a physical. ,The left-hander made his intentions known, posting a photo ...