CC Sabathia’s broadcast career off to early start with ESPN deal TAMPA — CC Sabathia is getting started on a post-baseball career before he is done playing. Sabathia plans to retire following this season, his 19th in the big leagues and 11th with the Yankees. He has signed on with ESPN to do 15 appearances…
DetailsAngels contact MLB about Harper’s possible Trout tampering The Los Angeles Angels apparently have had enough of Bryce Harper’s love of Mike Trout. According to the Los Angeles Times, The Angels contacted Major League Baseball Tuesday regarding Harper’s constant public recruitment of the Angels star, which might be a violation of tampering rules. Angels general…
DetailsMets’ third base situation looking ‘far from ideal’ JUPITER, Fla. — The Mets hit the halfway point of spring training on Tuesday and remain unsure of when Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie might be healthy again. “Obviously, this is far from an ideal situation,’’ Lowrie said Tuesday morning at First Data Field in Port St.…
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D1 Digest: Miss. State Pitching Shines In Showdown Mississippi State’s Keegan James threw a couple of shutout frames, as his team silenced East Carolina. That game and more headlines our look back at Tuesday’s action. Source: https://d1baseball.com/roundup/d1-digest-miss-state-pitching-shines-in-showdown/
DetailsEdwin Diaz insists he’s not miffed at Mets over contract renewal JUPITER, Fla. — Edwin Diaz insisted he had no hard feelings regarding the Mets renewing his contract at $607,425 instead of being able to reach an agreement with his new team — as the Mets did with their 25 other pre-arbitration players. “I think…
DetailsYankees should take serious look at status of Dallas Keuchel TAMPA — Step 1 is to stay in the loop. The Yankees’ heretofore tranquil spring training took a notable turn for the worse Tuesday afternoon when Luis Severino’s first scheduled Grapefruit League start got replaced by an unscheduled MRI exam, after the right-hander snapped a…
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Giants bad stretch continues with Cameron Maybin DUI arrest A bad week for the San Francisco Giants continues to get worse. Outfielder Cameron Maybin was arrested on a DUI charge Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, where the team has its spring training facilities. According to the Scottsdale Police Department report, Maybin was pulled over after…
DetailsMLB nears deal for 26-man roster in 2020, other rule tweaks NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players’ union are near an agreement to expand active rosters by one to 26 starting in 2020 as part of a deal that would include a commitment to discuss larger economic issues after Opening Day this…
DetailsMLB, MLBPA enters into player transfer agreement with Mexican Baseball League Major League Baseball announced today that it, the MLBPA and the 30 teams have ratified a two-year player transfer agreement with the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (LMB). It’s similar to the agreements MLB has recently entered with professional leagues in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and…
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