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Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, AP source says

FEBRUARY 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson agrees to a minor league contract with Los Angeles Angels

Two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels and will report to big league spring training

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • Associated Press

Five-time Olympian Lauren Jackson set to join Australia's WNBL in advisory role

Five-time Olympian Lauren Jackson is taking her basketball experience off the court to become a “special advisor” in Australia's Women’s National Basketball League

FEBRUARY 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Rays and free agent infielder Ha-Seong Kim agree to 2-year deal worth $29 million, AP source says

A person familiar with negotiations says the Tampa Bay Rays and free agent Ha-Seong Kim have agreed to a two-year contract valued at $29 million

JANUARY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Profar agrees to $42M, 3-year contract with Braves, a year after getting $1M deal with Padres

Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with sp...

JANUARY 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Ohtani informed the Los Angeles Dodgers they had landed prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

The Dodgers have introduced prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who agreed to a minor league contract with a $6.5 million signing bonus

JANUARY 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Santander says Blue Jays jersey `looks great on me already'

Toronto general manager Ross Atkins said a Blue Jays jersey with Anthony Santander’s name on it was “floating around our office” throughout the offseason

JANUARY 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Anthony Santander agrees to a $92.5M, 5-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays have finally landed a high-profile free agent, agreeing to a $92.5 million, five-year contract with Anthony Santander

JANUARY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Brignone wins super-G after Goggia takes downhill as Italy goes 2-for-2 on Olympic course in Cortina

Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics

JANUARY 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Money was a limited factor for Roki Sasaki, and he picked the Dodgers anyway

Young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki said on Instagram that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the defending World Series champions even more star power entering...

JANUARY 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers

JANUARY 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says on Instagram post he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers

JANUARY 17, 2025 • Associated Press

2025 MLB spring training: Schedule, report dates, locations for every team

Looking forward to watching your MLB team return to action? Here are the 2024 spring training report dates and locations for every single sq...

JANUARY 15, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

2025 MLB spring training: Schedule, report dates, locations for every team

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here's why

Roki Sasaki can sign with Major League Baseball teams during a nine-day window starting Wednesday, an unusual free agency that caused a domino effect among Latin American teenagers...

JANUARY 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Roki Sasaki won't sign with New York Yankees, Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants

The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won’t be signing with them

JANUARY 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Roki Sasaki might visit 1 or 2 teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with

Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki might visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with

DECEMBER 31, 2024 • Associated Press

Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal

The Detroit Tigers have signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 27, 2024 • Associated Press

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees agree to a $12.5 million, 1-year deal, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the New York Yankees agreed to a $12.5 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • Associated Press

With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million

The Baltimore Orioles left about $2.1 million unspent from their 2024 international signing bonus pool allotment and the Los Angeles Dodgers around $1.9 million in a year there was...

DECEMBER 20, 2024 • Associated Press

A's, third baseman Gio Urshela reach agreement on 1-year deal, AP source says

A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations says third baseman Gio Urshela has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Athletics

DECEMBER 20, 2024 • Associated Press

Mets sign Jared Young to a 1-year deal, adding depth at first base

The New York Mets have signed infielder Jared Young to a one-year contract, adding depth at first base after star slugger Pete Alonso became a free agent this fall

DECEMBER 17, 2024 • Associated Press

Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. tops pre-arbitration bonus pool at nearly $3.1 million

Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. headed this year’s pre-arbitration bonus pool at nearly $3.1 million and Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes was second at $2.15 million despite not...

DECEMBER 14, 2024 • Associated Press

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

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 traffick...

DECEMBER 12, 2024 • Associated Press

MLB star Wander Franco's sex abuse trial in the Dominican Republic has been postponed until June 2, 2025