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Brian Matusz was drafted fourth overall by the Baltimore Orioles in 2008 and spent eight seasons with the team. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz has died at age 37, the team announced Tuesday. Matusz, a former first-round pick, played for the Orioles from 2009 to 2016. In a social

Justin Verlander will play his 20th MLB season with the San Francisco Giants. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) The San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million deal with starting pitcher Justin Verlander, ESPN reports. Verlander, who turns 42 in February, will join the Giants for his 20th MLB season. The deal signals a

Mark Kotsay SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mark Kotsay sees a new era ahead for the Athletics, and not just because they’ve left their longtime Oakland home and will play in West Sacramento for the next few years until a new ballpark is ready for them in Las Vegas. The A’s manager watched the team sign pitcher

ESPN News Services Jan 7, 2025, 01:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Slugger Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics are in agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday night. The deal includes a sixth-year vesting option at $22 million that can escalate. Rooker’s extension will pay him

Here’s the latest on where free agent Pete Alonso could end up, with a Mets reunion possible… Jan. 6, 11:46 a.m. Alonso will “almost certainly get an opt-out-laden short-term deal,” reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Passan notes that barring another team stepping up, the expectation is that Alonso and the Mets will reunite. If Alonso’s contract

Jan 3, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re around five weeks out from when the first MLB teams report to spring training and plenty of free agents remain unsigned. So while we wait, let’s look ahead to the start of the 2025 season. Where does every team stand heading into spring training? Can

Projecting Phillies’ lineups and X-factors in 2025 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With the dust mostly — perhaps entirely — settled for the Phillies this offseason and the new year here, the construction of their 2025 lineup can be projected more accurately. The Phillies should have one of baseball’s most balanced and dangerous lineups

In between the signings of Randy Johnson and Corbin Burnes, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been riddled with free agent blockbusters that their fans would like to forget. Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jolly_olive and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jollyolive_/ Grab some merch: https://shop.jomboymedia.com/collections/jolly-olive Sources: Russ Ortiz quotes: https://www.azsnakepit.com/2022/12/30/23508252/diamondbacks-worst-contracts-russ-ortiz Zack Greinke contract amenities: https://www.mlb.com/cut4/zack-greinke-signs-with-arizona-diamondbacks/c-158874402 Madison Bumgarner controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4538589/2023/05/22/madison-bumgarner-diamondbacks-struggles/ Music (in

Hibernian have lost each of their last eight meetings with Rangers in all competitions; only in November 1999 and January 2004 have Hibs ever lost more in a row to the Gers (both runs of nine). Rangers are unbeaten in 13 visits to Hibernian in all competitions (W8 D5), their joint-longest ever such run away

Field Level Media Jan 3, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teoscar Hernandez is officially returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers after a triumphant first season, as the All-Star outfielder and the World Series champions agreed on a three-year, $66 million contract, the team announced Friday. The deal includes a club option of $15

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 03:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim on a 3-year, $12.5 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Kim, 25, was posted by

For all the transactions we’ve seen so far during baseball’s offseason, no player subgroup has been more consistently active than the starting pitching market, which has been steadily buzzing from the beginning of winter all the way up until the calendar flipped to 2025. Now that January has arrived, it’s time to take stock of

The 25-year-old Hyeseong Kim played the past six seasons with the KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes and has slashed .304/.364/.403 with 386 RBI in 953 career games. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Hyeseong Kim to a three-year deal with $12.5 million guaranteed. The contract for the 25-year-old infielder includes a

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout game. “The feeling was just like, ‘Man, I’m better than this,'” the

MLB: Playoffs-Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles NEW YORK — Right-hander Corbin Burnes’ $210 million, six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks includes $64 million in deferred payments due from 2031-36, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. Burnes gets a $10 million signing bonus payable within 30 days of the deal’s approval by the

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired left-hander Tyler Gilbert in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Chicago sent minor league right-hander Aaron Combs to Philadelphia for the 31-year-old Gilbert, who had a 3.24 ERA in six relief appearances with the Phillies last season. Infielder Braden Shewmake was designated for assignment by the

Associated Press Dec 31, 2024, 05:13 PM ET MURRIETA, Calif. — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home

MLB Photos Archive MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Lenny Randle, a big league player for 12 seasons who spoke five languages, performed stand-up comedy, was dubbed “The Most Interesting Man in Baseball” and was suspended for punching his Texas Rangers manager, has died. He was 75. Randle died Sunday at his home in Murrieta, California, one