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The American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians pulled off two significant trades at the winter meetings in Dallas on Tuesday night, first sending three-time Gold Glove second baseman Andrés Giménez to the Toronto Blue Jays. Gimenez, considered one of baseball’s best defensive middle infielders, was dealt by the Guardians along withContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg says the prostate cancer he thought had been eliminated by radiation has returned and spread. ‘Ryne is an inspiration to cancer survivors everywhere,’ says team owner Tom Ricketts The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 10, 2024 5:35 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Olympics Summer The Philadelphia Phillies have signed closer Jordan Romano to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million US, making a short-term bet the right-hander can return to form following a right elbow injury. Bidding for Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki among MLB teams to begin TuesdayThe Associated Press · Posted: DecContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, believed to be the largest pact in team sports history. Agreement believed to be largest in history of team sportsRonaldContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Less than a month after winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again to add one of baseball’s best pitchers to their star-studded roster. Blake Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a $182 million US, five-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledgeContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honour on Thursday. Superstar sluggers cap historic campaigns with unanimous selections Ronald Blum · The Associated Press · Posted: Nov 21, 2024 6:46 PM ESTContinue Reading

Olympics Summer The Toronto Blue Jays have hired former Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell to be the team’s vice-president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. Bell will oversee player development and physical, mental performance departmentsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 15, 2024 7:55 PM EST | Last Updated: 3Continue Reading

Olympics Summer If and when the Women’s Professional Baseball League debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the one immortalized in A League of Their Own — dissolved in 1954. Time right to launch loop with heightened interest in women’sContinue Reading

MLB Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for his first National League MVP award after winning the AL honor twice, joined among the top three in NL voting by New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte. Ohtani would become 1 of 3Continue Reading