The Chicago Cubs are acquiring All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, paying a big price for one of baseball°®¶¹apps best hitters, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of an…
°®¶¹app Crochet quickly realized he had a numbers issue following his trade to the Boston Red Sox. He had worn No. 45 with the Chicago White Sox since his major league debut in 2020 and the pitcher was dealt Wednesday to a team that retired t…
The New York Yankees acquired All-Star closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin. The Yankees also will send more than $1 million to the Brewers as part of the trade. A 30…
The New York Mets wanted Juan Soto to know his future with them could be set in stone. When the free agent outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen°®¶¹apps house in Beverly Hills, California, for a presentation last month, the team showed a video t…
The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking, has been postponed until June 2, 2025. Dominican judge Ya…
Pitchers again dominated the big league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings, making up 11 of the 15 unprotected players selected Wednesday. The 121-loss Chicago White Sox had the first pick, and selected 24-year-old right-hander …
All-Star left-hander °®¶¹app Crochet has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox for four prospects. Catcher Kyle Teel, infielder Chase Meidroth, right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez and outfielder Braden Montgomery are heade…
Mike Tauchman is switching sides in Chicago. Chicago announced a $1.95 million, one-year contract for the outfielder. Tauchman, 34, grew up in Palatine, Illinois, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, and played college ball for Bradley in Peo…
Shane Bieber°®¶¹apps comeback with Cleveland has double meaning. The 2020 Cy Young winner re-signed with the Guardians, a reunion that seemed unlikely when he became a free agent. However, the 29-year-old decided to stay with the AL Central champio…
Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, is the Hall of Fame°®¶¹apps Ford C. Frick Award winner for excellence in broadcasting. The announcement was made Wednesday during the winter meetings. The 70-year-old Hamilto…
The Cleveland Guardians pulled off two trades at the winter meetings, first sending three-time Gold Glove second baseman AndrĆ©s GimĆ©nez to the Toronto Blue Jays. GimĆ©nez, considered one of baseball°®¶¹apps best defensive middle infielders, was deal…
For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that°®¶¹apps the richest in baseball history. It com…
Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder who was involved in one of the most debated trades in Cleveland sports history, has died. He was 91. A nine-time All-Star, Colavito died at his home in Bernville, Pennsylvania. Team spokesman Bob Di…
The Texas Rangers and right-hander Nathan Eovaldi have agreed on a $75 million, three-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because th…
Nolan Arenado is open to a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, at age 33 wanting to be on a World Series contender. Agent Joel Wolfe says °®¶¹appit°®¶¹apps like his biological clock is ticking and if the team°®¶¹apps not winning it°®¶¹apps driving him crazy every da…
The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer. The Nationals won the draft lottery through a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings in Dallas. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were i…
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Max Fried and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $218 million, eight-year contract, the largest deal for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history. New York made the m…
Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg says the prostate cancer he thought had been eliminated by radiation has returned and spread. The Chicago Cubs great made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday. Sandberg announced in January that h…
Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. The Chiba Lotte Marines said Nov. 9 that they planned to m…
Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. The Chiba Lotte Marines said Nov. 9 that they planned to m…
The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. Soto agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets, a deal pending a successful physical. In addition to the Blue Jays,…
