Baseball News

January 17, 2020

Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach

Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an ...

January 17, 2020

ESPN's Mendoza: Fiers should have gone to MLB, not reporter

ESPN analyst Jessica Mendoza says pitcher Mike Fiers should have gone to Major League Baseball before he told a journalist ...

January 17, 2020

New Mets manager Beltrán out amid sign-stealing scandal

Carlos Beltrán, called out on a curveball again. So for the second time since they last threw a pitch, the New York Mets are ...

January 16, 2020

Stolen away: Brooklyn pitcher recalls '51 sign-stealing scam

Stealing signals. Banging on a trash can. Beating the Dodgers in October. Sounds very familiar to Carl Erskine. "If they're ...

January 16, 2020

Cora remorseful, Red Sox begin search for new manager

The Boston Red Sox need to find a new manager, and it sounds like they haven't gotten over their old one. Heaping praise on ...

January 15, 2020

Mets stay silent on new manager Carlos Beltrán's future

While the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox took decisive action in jettisoning their managers after Major League Baseball ...

January 15, 2020

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston ...

January 15, 2020

AP source: Twins, 3B Donaldson agree to $92M, 4-year deal

The Minnesota Twins and 2015 AL MVP Josh Donaldson have agreed to a $92 million, four-year contract, according to a person ...

January 14, 2020

Astros look ahead after firing of Hinch and Luhnow

The Houston Astros suddenly have a couple more holes to fill. Less than a month before the start of spring training, the ...

January 14, 2020

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GOP WEIGHS ...

January 13, 2020

Nationals prospect Fausto Segura dies at 23

The Nationals say pitching prospect Fausto Segura has died. He was 23. The team announced the news in a statement Monday.

January 13, 2020

2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near

Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa’s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential ...

January 11, 2020

Nationals' Max Scherzer 'good,' 'strong' and rarin' to go

With a “2019 World Series Champions” patch stitched onto the right sleeve of his white Washington Nationals jersey, and his ...

January 11, 2020

Betts' $27M, Bryant's $18.6M skip arbitration with big deals

Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an ...

January 10, 2020

Reds' Bauer skirts arbitration after sour '19 hearing vs CLE

Trevor Bauer agreed to a $17.5 million, one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, bypassing salary arbitration after ...

January 10, 2020

Betts agrees to record $27 million deal with Red Sox

Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an ...

January 10, 2020

Rays acquire Martinez from Cardinals for pitching prospect

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman-designated hitter Jose Martinez from St. Louis in a trade that sends ...

January 09, 2020

Encarnación, White Sox complete $12 million, 1-year contract

Edwin Encarnación saw the young players the Chicago White Sox have and a bright future for a team eyeing a run at the AL ...

January 09, 2020

MLB to investigate reports 2018 champion Red Sox stole signs

Major League Baseball says it will investigate allegations the Boston Red Sox illegally used their video replay room to steal ...