Adam Ottavino backtracks on Babe Ruth trash talk New Yankee Adam Ottavino, who will be the first player in franchise history to wear “0” on his uniform, said in December he would strike out the most famous No. 3 of all time. On Friday, in his first public comments since signing a three-year, $27 million…
DetailsNike will be the official uniform and footwear supplier for MLB beginning in 2020 Starting in 2020, Nike will become the official uniform and footwear supplier of Major League Baseball. MLB, Nike and Fanatics announced the 10-year global partnership on Friday. Fanatics will manufacture and distribute all Nike MLB products sold at retail. The rights…
DetailsMLBPA hires former ESPN writer Jerry Crasnick as senior advisor for player, agent, and media relations Back in October, long-time ESPN baseball writer Jerry Crasnick announced it was his final day at ESPN after 15 years. He’s now found a new role at the Major League Baseball Players Association. The union announced Friday that they’d…
DetailsThe Bill Ripken F*** Face card, 30 years later There was a swear word on one of the new baseball cards, he said. Clear as day. The F-word. Right on the front of Bill Ripken’s 1989 Fleer card….. It’s in this context that the Ripken card came out, so it pushed all the right buttons.…
DetailsSources: Justin Wilson reaches two-year deal with Mets Reliever Justin Wilson has agreed to a two-year deal with the New York Mets worth $10 million, according to sources. The deal includes $500,000 in performance bonuses each year. The left-handed Wilson has an upper-90s fastball and, on the surface, he had a solid year for the…
DetailsAthletics agree to one-year, $4 million deal with Marco Estrada The Athletics are in agreement with right-handed starting pitcher Marco Estrada on a one-year, $4 million contract, as MLB.com’s Jane Lee and ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported on Friday and the team quickly confirmed. The A’s will look to re-establish the value of the 35-year-old…
DetailsMariners GM Jerry Dipoto says accusations from Dr. Lorena Martin are ‘untrue’ General manager Jerry Dipoto hired Martin to serve as the team’s high performance director — a position he created. It was his decision to fire her with cause just one year into her three-year contract. And he accepted responsibility for the controversy it…
DetailsPadres are now chasing Manny Machado According to multiple sources aware of talks between the sides but not authorized to speak publicly, the Padres are pursuing the 26-year-old superstar with the intention of playing him at third base. The team has refined its focus to free agents (versus a trade) with the hope of filling…
DetailsTwins’ Schick, two Minor Leaguers suspended Right-hander Alex Schick (Twins), right-hander Junior Harding (Reds) and outfielder Trey Whitley (Orioles) have each been suspended 50 games for violating the Minor League drug policy. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190125&content_id=303166602&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsWhen Padres became Manny Machado’s ‘mystery team’ The Padres may not be the “mystery team” that was supposedly chasing Manny Machado. But they do qualify as a surprise to be involved with the superstar infielder. According to the San Diego Union-Tribute, the Padres are pursuing the 26-year-old to play third base and grew interested a…
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