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Mets finalize Pete Alonso deal and re-sign injured reliever Drew Smith
Pete Alonso and the New York Mets finalized their $54 million US, two-year contract on Wednesday as spring training opened in Florida with the team's first formal workout for pitchers and catchers.
Free agent Alex Bregman joins Red Sox on 3-year, $120M US deal: report
Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a three-year contract worth $120 million US, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.
Pete Alonso stays with Mets, agrees to $54 million US, 2-year contract: report
First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Umpire Pat Hoberg fired for sharing betting accounts with friend who bet on baseball
Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league's investigation.
Fay Vincent, MLB commissioner during 3 years of turmoil, dead at 86
Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labour confrontation with players, has died. He was 86.
Ichiro Suzuki 1st Japanese player elected into baseball's Hall of Fame, joined by Sabathia, Wagner
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball's Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Jeff Hoffman confirms Orioles, Atlanta pulled out of deals before Jays signed him
The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's pitching shoulder before he finalized a three-year contract worth $33 million US with the Toronto Blue Jays last week.
Blue Jays in mix for Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki: reports
The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants have been informed Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki won't be signing with them, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. But the Toronto Blue Jays, who reportedly met with him last week, remain a possibility.
Corbin Burnes's 6-year, $210M US deal with D-backs includes $64M deferred through 2036
Right-hander Corbin Burnes's six-year, $210-million US contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks includes $64 million in deferred payments due from 2031-36, according to details obtained by The Associated Press.
Wall message of being prepared and winning resonated with new Yankees pitcher Fried
After eight seasons in Atlanta that included a 2021 World Series title when he pitched six scoreless innings against Houston in the Game 6 clincher, Max Fried joins a rotation currently projected to include Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil, Clarke Schmidt and Marcus Stroman.